Event between 02WL21 and star UC4-573-028273 with event index number of 97902
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/01/19 16:24:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:22:32.2 +24:33:29
Equinox of date position of star is 06:23:38.2 +24:32:53
Stellar brightness R=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 127 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 42.0 AU from the Sun
and 41.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.0
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 556 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3365 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=154.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Diameter=63.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 02WL21, (2018/01/19 16:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:09.0 +07:24:32 0.4 18.36 119 Alhena 06:38:45.3 +16:22:57 1.9 8.90 131 PPM 095919 06:25:50.5 +25:02:16 6.3 0.70 128 PPM 095790 06:21:11.4 +24:33:28 8.5 0.56 127 PPM 095832 06:22:31.8 +24:30:01 10.0 0.26 127 PPM 095876 06:24:15.6 +24:31:35 10.3 0.14 127 02WL21 06:23:38.7 +24:32:52 16.2 127 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 02WL21, (2018/01/19 16:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 18.36 119 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 8.90 131 PPM 095919 06:24:43.7 +25:02:55 6.3 0.70 128 PPM 095790 06:20:04.9 +24:34:00 8.5 0.56 127 PPM 095832 06:21:25.3 +24:30:35 10.0 0.26 127 PPM 095876 06:23:09.2 +24:32:12 10.3 0.14 127 02WL21 06:22:32.2 +24:33:29 16.2 127 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:11:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute