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2023-11-13 / UCAC4 540-049800 / (131) Vala

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1 show Oscar Canales O- VID M280 ES GPS 02:44:58 02:47:59
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#109 : 377df9e0-ddb4-11f0-547e-a4d1e6f7cb66 [db: observed]
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Occultation UUID [and DB] : 377df9e0-ddb4-11f0-547e-a4d1e6f7cb66 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2023-11-13 at 02:50:22 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (131) Vala Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0621097595792108416 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 09 46 55.9218, DE = +17 55 00.290 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 12.86 mag, RP = 12.35 mag, BP = 13.2 mag Object Magnitude : V = 14.89 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 2.2 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 2.1 sec Object Mean Diameter : 40.4 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 18.9 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 84° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 88° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.61 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#109 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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