Event between 04OQ15 and star GA0680:36277086 with event index number of 195294
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/30 14:55:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 21:00:38.2 -20:35:27
Equinox of date position of star is 21:01:44.8 -20:30:50
Stellar brightness G=14.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 118 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 39.1 AU from the Sun
and 38.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 352 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3669 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
Star training set for 04OQ15, (2019/06/30 14:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:43.4 -29:31:07 1.2 27.90 95 22Eta Cap 21:05:30.7 -19:46:37 4.8 1.15 117 PPM 271977 21:04:31.0 -21:27:32 8.3 1.14 118 PPM 271912 21:01:35.6 -20:31:03 9.4 0.04 118 04OQ15 21:01:45.0 -20:30:49 14.7 118 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 04OQ15, (2019/06/30 14:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.5 -29:37:23 1.2 27.90 95 22Eta Cap 21:04:24.3 -19:51:20 4.8 1.15 117 PPM 271977 21:03:24.0 -21:32:13 8.3 1.14 118 PPM 271912 21:00:28.7 -20:35:40 9.4 0.04 118 04OQ15 21:00:38.2 -20:35:27 14.7 118 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:21:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute