Event between 04KC19 and star GA0680:19664686 with event index number of 259472
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/23 14:03:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:51:48.2 -20:48:52
Equinox of date position of star is 17:52:56.7 -20:49:05
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 30 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4
TNO is 30.3 AU from the Sun
and 29.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3
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 336 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1160 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=49.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 04KC19, (2019/05/23 14:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:36.0 -26:28:24 0.9 19.66 48 35Eta Oph 17:11:29.5 -15:44:51 2.6 11.07 41 PPM 267309 17:48:56.0 -22:29:00 6.1 1.91 31 PPM 267354 17:50:36.7 -20:50:08 8.0 0.55 31 PPM 267404 17:52:22.5 -20:58:06 9.1 0.20 30 04KC19 17:52:57.7 -20:49:05 15.6 30 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 04KC19, (2019/05/23 14:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.66 48 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.07 41 PPM 267309 17:47:45.6 -22:28:40 6.1 1.91 31 PPM 267354 17:49:27.2 -20:49:51 8.0 0.55 31 PPM 267404 17:51:12.9 -20:57:52 9.1 0.20 30 04KC19 17:51:48.2 -20:48:52 15.6 30 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 08:04:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute