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2025-10-06 / UCAC4 582-009630 / (14889) 1991 VX2

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Eric Barbotin	O+	VID	T508	FR	GPS	22:00:02	22:01:57.56	22:02:02.39	22:04:02	0.050	0.050	4.83	12.6

UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#65 : 849ae4f0-ddb8-11f0-547e-8717da331b86 [db: observed]

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2025-10-06, 22:00 UT (JD = 2460955.417)

DAMIT	Q	P (h)	λ, β	JD0	JD-JD0	φ0	Version	Modified	Vol-equiv D	Cmnt
# 2297	1.5	16.088	70°, 33°	2.451141e6	9814.4	0.0°	None	2018-07-19	not scaled	2018-07-18
# 2298	1.5	16.088	251°, 18°	2.451141e6	9814.4	0.0°	None	2018-07-19	not scaled	2018-07-18

Q: model quality flag (0-5, 5=highest) | P: rotation period | λ,β: ecl. lon. and lat. of spin axis (J2000) | JD: initial time (epoch) | φ0: initial rotation angle for JD0

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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 849ae4f0-ddb8-11f0-547e-8717da331b86 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-10-06 at 21:28:52 UT +/- 0.05 min [1] Object Designation : (14889) 1991 VX2 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0067397661899450112 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 03 52 37.1934, DE = +26 14 17.343 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.01 mag, RP = 12.24 mag, BP = 13.59 mag Object Magnitude : V = 17.53 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 4.5 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 3.4 sec Object Mean Diameter : 8.7 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 2.6 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 51° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 132° Cross-track uncertainty : 3.0 mas = 4 km = 0.49 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 15.62 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#65 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : 849ae4f0-ddb8-11f0-547e-8717da331b86 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-10-06 at 21:28:52 UT +/- 0.05 min [1] Object Designation : (14889) 1991 VX2 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0067397661899450112 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 03 52 37.1934, DE = +26 14 17.343 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.01 mag, RP = 12.24 mag, BP = 13.59 mag Object Magnitude : V = 17.53 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 4.5 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 3.4 sec Object Mean Diameter : 8.7 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 2.6 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 51° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 132° Cross-track uncertainty : 3.0 mas = 4 km = 0.49 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 15.62 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#65 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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