Event between 03UV292 and star GA1060:01106108 with event index number of 163789
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/04 22:26:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:37:15.8 +17:53:28
Equinox of date position of star is 05:38:21.8 +17:54:04
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 140 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 37.1 AU from the Sun
and 36.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 583 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2707 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=210.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Diameter=86.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 03UV292, (2018/12/04 22:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:11.8 +07:24:33 0.4 11.36 135 Alnath 05:27:29.4 +28:37:18 1.6 11.01 141 122 Tau 05:38:09.7 +17:03:01 5.7 0.85 140 PPM 121237 05:41:09.6 +17:41:08 8.4 0.70 140 PPM 121186 05:38:13.0 +17:20:37 9.3 0.56 140 03UV292 05:38:22.1 +17:54:05 16.2 140 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 03UV292, (2018/12/04 22:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 11.36 135 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 11.01 141 122 Tau 05:37:03.8 +17:02:24 5.7 0.85 140 PPM 121237 05:40:03.4 +17:40:36 8.4 0.70 140 PPM 121186 05:37:06.9 +17:20:00 9.3 0.56 140 03UV292 05:37:15.8 +17:53:28 16.2 140 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/11/04 22:23:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute