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2003-10-01 / TAC +06 00337 / (131) Vala

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Edgar Armada O- MX
2 show Richard Nugent O- US
3 show Paul Maley O- VID US
4 show David Dunham O- VID M203 US
5 show Jon Harper O- VIS M275 UK 04:25:00 04:43:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

5 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#83 (23-01-08) : f77ceb52-9aa5-45b4-831c-0ad554d96d92 [db: observed]

Using prediction f77ceb52-9aa5-45b4-831c-0ad554d96d92 for map and profile fit


Map with groundtrack and observer stations

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f77ceb52-9aa5-45b4-831c-0ad554d96d92 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2003-10-01 at 04:43:13 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (131) Vala
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2567620166393374336
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 57 55.4314, DE = +06 08 44.889  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.47 mag, RP = 10.97 mag, BP = 11.8 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.66 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 40 km  (src: astorb+H10)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 132° (sunlit = 32%), Sun = 157°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 8.3 mas = 9 km = 0.24 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#83 (23-01-08)

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

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