Event between 02FX36 and star UC4-455-051906 with event index number of 113121
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/04/07 00:47:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 11:41:46.4 +00:56:32
Equinox of date position of star is 11:42:41.6 +00:50:34
Stellar brightness R=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 98 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 46.1 AU from the Sun
and 45.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 313 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5382 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=334.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.2 sec chord
Diameter=136.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 02FX36, (2018/04/07 00:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:20.6 +11:52:38 1.3 25.65 123 Denebola 11:49:59.4 +14:28:12 2.1 13.75 101 91Ups Leo 11:37:53.1 -00:55:29 4.3 2.14 98 PPM 158088 11:41:20.3 +00:51:03 7.3 0.34 98 PPM 158120 11:43:03.8 +00:54:35 9.7 0.11 98 02FX36 11:42:42.6 +00:50:27 15.9 98 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 02FX36, (2018/04/07 00:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 25.65 123 Denebola 11:49:03.0 +14:34:17 2.1 13.75 101 91Ups Leo 11:36:56.9 -00:49:25 4.3 2.14 98 PPM 158088 11:40:24.1 +00:57:07 7.3 0.34 98 PPM 158120 11:42:07.6 +01:00:40 9.7 0.11 98 02FX36 11:41:46.4 +00:56:32 15.9 98 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:25:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute