Event between 05LA54 and star GA0640:12906360 with event index number of 276433
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/29 09:28:19 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:16:33.1 -24:32:23
Equinox of date position of star is 17:17:44.8 -24:33:35
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 171 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 41.4 AU from the Sun
and 40.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1226 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4775 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=271.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.4 sec chord
Diameter=110.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 05LA54, (2019/07/29 09:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:36.6 -26:28:26 0.9 10.80 160 35Eta Oph 17:11:30.1 -15:44:52 2.6 8.93 168 PPM 266746 17:22:53.7 -24:55:27 6.5 1.22 172 PPM 266644 17:18:22.4 -24:50:02 8.5 0.31 171 PPM 266623 17:17:12.2 -24:25:18 9.9 0.19 171 05LA54 17:17:45.0 -24:33:36 16.5 171 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 05LA54, (2019/07/29 09:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 10.80 160 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 8.93 168 PPM 266746 17:21:41.5 -24:54:23 6.5 1.22 172 PPM 266644 17:17:10.3 -24:48:51 8.5 0.31 171 PPM 266623 17:16:00.4 -24:24:04 9.9 0.19 171 05LA54 17:16:33.1 -24:32:23 16.5 171 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 02:15:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute