Event between 02GP32 and star GA0660:15988221 with event index number of 291873
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/28 21:55:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:37:57.4 -22:19:03
Equinox of date position of star is 17:39:05.8 -22:19:39
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 97 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 33.3 AU from the Sun
and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1983 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3730 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=241.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Diameter=98.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 02GP32, (2019/05/28 21:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:36.0 -26:28:24 0.9 16.13 111 35Eta Oph 17:11:29.5 -15:44:51 2.6 9.27 104 PPM 267109 17:39:54.9 -21:55:21 6.4 0.44 97 PPM 267094 17:39:14.2 -22:35:31 8.4 0.27 97 02GP32 17:39:07.6 -22:19:40 16.7 97 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, (2019/05/28 21:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.13 111 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.27 104 PPM 267109 17:38:44.8 -21:54:46 6.4 0.44 97 PPM 267094 17:38:03.8 -22:34:55 8.4 0.27 97 02GP32 17:37:57.4 -22:19:03 16.7 97 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/11/28 22:06:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute