Event between 00WO183 and star GA1120:01513714 with event index number of 174138
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/05 22:36:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:50:45.1 +22:07:17
Equinox of date position of star is 05:51:54.1 +22:07:31
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 119 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8
TNO is 42.4 AU from the Sun
and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 654 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2479 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=195.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Diameter=80.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 00WO183, (2019/02/05 22:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:12.4 +07:24:33 0.4 14.75 118 Alnath 05:27:30.1 +28:37:18 1.6 8.52 114 PPM 094739 05:44:29.2 +23:12:42 5.9 2.03 118 PPM 094925 05:50:21.3 +21:08:26 7.1 1.05 119 PPM 094950 05:51:11.9 +22:06:16 9.9 0.16 119 PPM 094973 05:52:12.7 +22:11:16 10.3 0.09 120 00WO183 05:51:54.2 +22:07:31 16.0 120 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 00WO183, (2019/02/05 22:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 14.75 118 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 8.52 114 PPM 094739 05:43:19.5 +23:12:15 5.9 2.03 118 PPM 094925 05:49:12.8 +21:08:09 7.1 1.05 119 PPM 094950 05:50:02.8 +22:06:00 9.9 0.16 119 PPM 094973 05:51:03.6 +22:11:02 10.3 0.09 120 00WO183 05:50:45.1 +22:07:17 16.0 119 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/01/31 18:02:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute