Event between 05JH177 and star GA0740:05367402 with event index number of 174702
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/01 22:59:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:08:17.0 -14:25:07
Equinox of date position of star is 15:09:19.6 -14:29:23
Stellar brightness G=13.9,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 52 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2
TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun
and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1637 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5970 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=255.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.6 sec chord
Diameter=104.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 05JH177, (2019/02/01 22:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:34.8 -26:28:22 0.9 22.43 32 27Bet Lib 15:18:02.2 -09:27:08 2.6 5.47 52 21Nu Lib 15:07:41.7 -16:19:47 5.2 1.88 52 PPM 229794 15:09:02.1 -14:39:53 8.3 0.19 52 PPM 229789 15:08:48.9 -14:22:22 9.5 0.17 53 05JH177 15:09:20.5 -14:29:27 13.9 52 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 05JH177, (2019/02/01 22:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.43 32 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 5.47 52 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 1.88 52 PPM 229794 15:07:58.5 -14:35:33 8.3 0.19 52 PPM 229789 15:07:45.5 -14:18:02 9.5 0.17 53 05JH177 15:08:17.0 -14:25:07 13.9 52 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/23 20:53:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute