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Stellar Occultation by (131) Vala on 2002-05-26 (01:31:55 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 80387474-c93c-4ac4-a7bd-ea797cad4994 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2002-05-26 at 01:31:55 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (131) Vala
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4114112515344866944
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 13 59.7001, DE = -24 07 15.362  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.69 mag, RP = 11.21 mag, BP = 12.01 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.87 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 40 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 21° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 165°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.3 mas = 4 km = 0.10 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 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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