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2017-04-08 / TYC 6185-00247-1 / (131) Vala

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michel Bonnardeau O+ CCD M203 FR GPS 02:58:58 02:59:27.73 02:59:36.65 02:59:58 0.09 0.09 8.92 33.0
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: euraster

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JPL#94 : 59ec40c8-8179-4ee9-a97b-6a0a657a6817 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 59ec40c8-8179-4ee9-a97b-6a0a657a6817 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2017-04-08 at 03:03:33 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (131) Vala
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6264702043129584896
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 15 36 59.5651, DE = -15 47 30.658  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.26 mag, RP = 11.73 mag, BP = 12.62 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.37 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 10.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 40 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 3.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 73° (sunlit = 90%), Sun = 143°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.94 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#94

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

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