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Stellar Occultation by (20685) 1999 VX48 on 2026-07-17 (02:04:24 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] : e0a60380-d9aa-11f1-43f3-a4837f7bd13d [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-17 at 02:04:24 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (20685) 1999 VX48
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6904515349751743488
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 24 34.0111, DE = -10 24 05.425  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.82 mag, RP = 13.09 mag, BP = 14.41 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.72 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.3 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 7.6 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 5 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5267 arcs/min @ PA = 269 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.2080 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 153° (sunlit = 10%), Sun = 166°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.06 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.0 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL58
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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