Event between 05JB186 and star GA0720:07349786 with event index number of 186717
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/04/30 15:24:32 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:07:10.9 -16:15:35
Equinox of date position of star is 17:08:15.6 -16:16:59
Stellar brightness G=14.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 94 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6
TNO is 37.3 AU from the Sun
and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7
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 620 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3631 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=167.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=68.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 05JB186, (2019/04/30 15:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:35.7 -26:28:24 0.9 13.44 100 35Eta Oph 17:11:29.3 -15:44:51 2.6 0.94 93 PPM 232651 17:09:22.3 -17:37:59 6.0 1.37 93 PPM 232639 17:08:52.5 -16:07:01 6.9 0.22 94 PPM 232618 17:08:01.4 -16:28:03 9.4 0.19 94 05JB186 17:08:17.7 -16:17:02 14.7 93 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 05JB186, (2019/04/30 15:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.44 100 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 0.94 93 PPM 232651 17:08:14.9 -17:36:33 6.0 1.37 93 PPM 232639 17:07:45.8 -16:05:35 6.9 0.22 94 PPM 232618 17:06:54.5 -16:26:35 9.4 0.19 94 05JB186 17:07:10.9 -16:15:35 14.7 94 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/09/24 17:45:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute