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Stellar Occultation by (41062) 1999 VC29 on 2026-09-15 (22:20:15 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] : b7d44790-d9b0-11f1-43f3-5457fb9efff9 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-15 at 22:20:15 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (41062) 1999 VC29
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2447506977850039808
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 45 50.0911, DE = -03 35 15.274  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.64 mag, RP = 13.12 mag, BP = 14.01 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.59 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.8 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.0 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4833 arcs/min @ PA = 247 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.4780 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 124° (sunlit = 23%), Sun = 177°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.0 mas = 7 km = 1.83 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL39
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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