Event between 03UV291 and star GA1080:00384457 with event index number of 1006254
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/30 06:01:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:31:12.1 +18:45:51
Equinox of date position of star is 03:32:18.9 +18:49:45
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 99 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0
TNO is 44.7 AU from the Sun
and 44.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 1.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1815 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1754 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=203.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 113.3 sec chord
Diameter=83.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 46.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03UV291, (2019/08/30 06:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:03.1 +16:32:50 0.8 15.58 84 44Zet Per 03:55:22.4 +31:56:26 2.8 14.10 90 65 Ari 03:25:34.3 +20:52:19 5.9 2.59 100 PPM 119141 03:32:03.9 +18:51:55 8.3 0.07 99 03UV291 03:32:19.7 +18:49:48 16.5 98 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 03UV291, (2019/08/30 06:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 15.58 84 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 14.10 90 65 Ari 03:24:26.1 +20:48:12 5.9 2.59 100 PPM 119141 03:30:56.3 +18:47:57 8.3 0.07 99 03UV291 03:31:12.1 +18:45:51 16.5 99 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:36:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute