Event between 01HA59 and star GA0700:05855992 with event index number of 121835
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/09 12:17:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:36:38.3 -18:18:06
Equinox of date position of star is 15:37:41.6 -18:21:42
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 45.8 AU from the Sun
and 44.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 341 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4079 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=299.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Diameter=122.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 01HA59, (2018/06/09 12:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:32.4 -26:28:17 0.9 14.64 130 8Bet1Sco 16:06:30.7 -19:51:16 2.6 6.97 138 41 Lib 15:39:58.5 -19:21:41 5.3 1.14 144 PPM 230484 15:38:16.7 -18:23:41 8.4 0.14 145 PPM 230477 15:37:48.2 -18:14:12 9.7 0.13 145 01HA59 15:37:41.7 -18:21:42 16.0 144 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 01HA59, (2018/06/09 12:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 14.64 130 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 6.97 138 41 Lib 15:38:54.7 -19:18:08 5.3 1.14 144 PPM 230484 15:37:13.4 -18:20:06 8.4 0.14 145 PPM 230477 15:36:44.9 -18:10:37 9.7 0.13 145 01HA59 15:36:38.3 -18:18:06 16.0 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:06:53 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute