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Stellar Occultation by (131) Vala on 2016-01-02 (19:03:54 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 771a6b59-a685-4665-938e-303023e4a973 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2016-01-02 at 19:03:54 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (131) Vala
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3430419073996202496
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 02 28.1271, DE = +27 21 39.406  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.72 mag, RP = 13.21 mag, BP = 14.03 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.41 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 40 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 107° (sunlit = 45%), Sun = 168°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.34 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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