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2025-10-05 / UCAC4 467-131776 / (66892) 1999 VN87

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1 show Simon Kidd O- VID M350 GB GPS 23:02:00 :: :: 23:03:00
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#55 : 85ccae30-ddb8-11f0-547e-97f8e6bf2e51 [db: observed]
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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 85ccae30-ddb8-11f0-547e-97f8e6bf2e51 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-10-05 at 23:11:45 UT +/- 0.01 min [1] Object Designation : (66892) 1999 VN87 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 2695556354399662336 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 22 00 14.1879, DE = +03 15 19.003 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 12.68 mag, RP = 12.07 mag, BP = 13.13 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.05 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.4 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec Object Mean Diameter : 4.8 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 9.3 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 27° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 138° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.13 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.17 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#55 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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