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Stellar Occultation by (196169) 2002 VF69 on 2024-10-20 (18:59:23 UT)

CTU: Cross-track uncertainty (zero means: use the nominal prediction value, see event details below). Offsets and CTU all in mas.


Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 8a4f7e90-ddb5-11f0-547e-efbcbaf0cb51 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-20 at 18:59:23 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (196169) 2002 VF69
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4234539343837325056
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 47 01.1155, DE = -03 08 48.218  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.5 mag, RP = 9.0 mag, BP = 9.81 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.94 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 10.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 18.1 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.0 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5833 arcs/min @ PA = 97 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.4310 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 131° (sunlit = 85%), Sun = 90°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.9 mas = 5 km = 1.35 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 10.04 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#39
 Note                      : FP:true

 
 [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0


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