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for detection. Hiiaka last occulted Haumea in 1999, a few years before discovery, and will not do so again for some 130 years. However, in a situation unique among regular satellites, Namaka's orbit was being greatly torqued by Hiiaka, which preserved the viewing angle of Namaka-Haumea transits for several more years. One occultation event was observed on 19 June 2009, from the Pico dos Dias Observatory in Brazil.

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