Event between 02GP32 and star GA0660:16534178 with event index number of 291735
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/16 09:31:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:39:29.1 -22:21:40
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:37.3 -22:22:12
Stellar brightness G=14.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 164 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 85% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 33.3 AU from the Sun
and 33.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2127 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5998 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=241.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=98.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 02GP32, (2019/02/16 09:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:35.0 -26:28:22 0.9 16.45 148 35Eta Oph 17:11:28.6 -15:44:50 2.6 9.55 156 PPM 267109 17:39:53.9 -21:55:20 6.4 0.48 163 PPM 267094 17:39:13.2 -22:35:31 8.4 0.40 163 PPM 267137 17:41:59.3 -22:18:43 9.4 0.32 164 02GP32 17:40:38.4 -22:22:13 14.7 164 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 02GP32, (2019/02/16 09:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.45 148 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.55 156 PPM 267109 17:38:44.8 -21:54:46 6.4 0.48 163 PPM 267094 17:38:03.8 -22:34:55 8.4 0.40 163 PPM 267137 17:40:50.1 -22:18:12 9.4 0.32 164 02GP32 17:39:29.1 -22:21:40 14.7 164 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/23 20:56:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute