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2020-01-02 / 4UC 579-041371 / (131) Vala

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michel Bonnardeau O+ CCD M203 FR GPS 02:24:25 02:24:56.66 02:24:59.45 02:24:26 0.15 0.15 2.79 28.2
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 : fcf6db9d-2486-45af-ad79-196d731ee970 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : fcf6db9d-2486-45af-ad79-196d731ee970 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-01-02 at 02:25:42 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (131) Vala
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0682463504402708736
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 17 56.5162, DE = +25 43 18.345  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.33 mag, RP = 11.69 mag, BP = 12.82 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.5 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 40 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 122° (sunlit = 40%), Sun = 159°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 1 km = 0.04 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.29 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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