Event between 02GB32 and star GA0820:04648101 with event index number of 174300
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/01/12 04:35:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:05:05.3 -06:34:37
Equinox of date position of star is 15:06:04.1 -06:38:52
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 133 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4
TNO is 35.6 AU from the Sun
and 36.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 239 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1481 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=168.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=68.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 02GB32, (2019/01/12 04:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:11.9 -11:15:36 1.0 25.09 153 27Bet Lib 15:18:02.0 -09:27:07 2.6 4.07 129 19Del Lib 15:01:59.5 -08:35:36 4.9 2.19 133 PPM 198193 15:05:07.4 -06:57:39 7.9 0.39 133 PPM 198222 15:06:40.0 -06:39:48 9.6 0.14 132 02GB32 15:06:05.9 -06:39:00 15.4 132 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 02GB32, (2019/01/12 04:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 25.09 153 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 4.07 129 19Del Lib 15:00:58.3 -08:31:08 4.9 2.19 133 PPM 198193 15:04:06.7 -06:53:14 7.9 0.39 133 PPM 198222 15:05:39.4 -06:35:26 9.6 0.14 132 02GB32 15:05:05.3 -06:34:37 15.4 133 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/11 19:31:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute