Event between 02PQ152 and star UC4-567-004268 with event index number of 222337
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/29 15:07:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:13:38.7 +23:22:52
Equinox of date position of star is 02:14:44.7 +23:28:17
Stellar brightness R=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 24.1 AU from the Sun
and 23.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 236 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3254 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=90.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=36.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 02PQ152, (2019/11/29 15:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:03.9 +16:32:52 0.8 34.04 145 Hamal 02:08:18.0 +23:33:20 2.0 1.49 113 21 Ari 02:16:50.9 +25:08:04 5.6 1.73 115 PPM 091422 02:12:16.7 +23:18:35 8.5 0.60 114 PPM 091461 02:15:08.8 +23:47:23 9.5 0.33 114 PPM 091451 02:14:15.0 +23:19:18 10.5 0.19 114 02PQ152 02:14:46.3 +23:28:25 13.5 115 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 02PQ152, (2019/11/29 15:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 34.04 145 Hamal 02:07:10.7 +23:27:42 2.0 1.49 113 21 Ari 02:15:42.6 +25:02:33 5.6 1.73 115 PPM 091422 02:11:09.2 +23:13:00 8.5 0.60 114 PPM 091461 02:14:01.1 +23:41:51 9.5 0.33 114 PPM 091451 02:13:07.5 +23:13:45 10.5 0.19 114 02PQ152 02:13:38.7 +23:22:52 13.5 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:55:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute