Event between 00WM183 and star UC4-565-015633 with event index number of 96924
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/01/10 00:28:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:16:33.8 +22:58:33
Equinox of date position of star is 05:17:38.9 +22:59:40
Stellar brightness R=14.3,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 49.2 AU from the Sun
and 48.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 425 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5640 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=220.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Diameter=90.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 00WM183, (2018/01/10 00:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:36:57.4 +16:32:39 0.8 11.54 143 Alnath 05:27:26.0 +28:37:16 1.6 6.04 129 108 Tau 05:16:32.7 +22:18:14 6.2 0.74 132 PPM 094242 05:18:37.8 +22:50:51 9.6 0.27 132 PPM 094215 05:16:59.3 +23:11:46 11.2 0.25 132 00WM183 05:17:39.3 +22:59:40 14.3 132 Positions are for equinox of date
Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.
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Star training set for 00WM183, (2018/01/10 00:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 11.54 143 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:24 1.6 6.04 129 108 Tau 05:15:27.6 +22:17:05 6.2 0.74 132 PPM 094242 05:17:32.4 +22:49:45 9.6 0.27 132 PPM 094215 05:15:53.8 +23:10:37 11.2 0.25 132 00WM183 05:16:33.8 +22:58:33 14.3 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:10:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute