Event between 06UX184 and star UC4-631-012542 with event index number of 98952
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/01/27 13:18:26 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:30:02.5 +36:00:27
Equinox of date position of star is 03:31:11.5 +36:04:05
Stellar brightness R=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 25 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 20.5 AU from the Sun
and 20.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 630 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5258 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=116.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.5 sec chord
Diameter=47.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 06UX184, (2018/01/27 13:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:36:57.6 +16:32:39 0.8 24.38 2 44Zet Per 03:55:16.4 +31:56:09 2.8 6.48 18 PPM 068561 03:33:49.4 +35:31:19 5.9 0.76 24 PPM 068499 03:29:58.4 +35:52:05 8.0 0.32 25 PPM 068516 03:31:22.1 +36:17:19 9.5 0.22 25 06UX184 03:31:12.1 +36:04:07 15.9 25 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 06UX184, (2018/01/27 13:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 24.38 2 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 6.48 18 PPM 068561 03:32:40.0 +35:27:42 5.9 0.76 24 PPM 068499 03:28:49.0 +35:48:24 8.0 0.32 25 PPM 068516 03:30:12.4 +36:13:39 9.5 0.22 25 06UX184 03:30:02.5 +36:00:27 15.9 25 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:13:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute