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Stellar Occultation by (248907) 2006 VU39 on 2026-08-28 (21:44:50 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] : bde51580-d9ae-11f1-43f3-4e4ebcfb74ed [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-28 at 21:44:50 UT +/- 0.24 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (248907) 2006 VU39
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4144976631423240192
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 55 22.9867, DE = -16 04 18.514  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.84 mag, RP = 11.94 mag, BP = 13.67 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.81 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 9.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1.90 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 1 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.1283 arcs/min @ PA = 111 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.2780 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 75° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 113°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 24.0 mas = 46 km = 24.58 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.82 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL23
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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