Event between 04PX107 and star GA0700:34505455 with event index number of 208206
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/02 17:40:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 21:17:51.3 -18:49:18
Equinox of date position of star is 21:18:53.4 -18:44:37
Stellar brightness G=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 60 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 71% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4
TNO is 41.9 AU from the Sun
and 40.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 259 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1942 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=219.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=89.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 04PX107, (2018/08/02 17:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:40.4 -29:31:24 1.2 25.11 44 30 Cap 21:18:59.7 -17:54:23 5.4 0.84 60 PPM 238730 21:22:46.6 -18:39:21 8.0 0.92 59 PPM 238645 21:19:13.9 -18:36:32 8.7 0.16 60 04PX107 21:18:54.0 -18:44:34 14.9 60 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 04PX107, (2018/08/02 17:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.5 -29:37:23 1.2 25.11 44 30 Cap 21:17:57.3 -17:59:07 5.4 0.84 60 PPM 238730 21:21:44.1 -18:44:08 8.0 0.92 59 PPM 238645 21:18:11.3 -18:41:16 8.7 0.16 60 04PX107 21:17:51.3 -18:49:18 14.9 60 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:18:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute