Event between 08JO41 and star GA1080:05437807 with event index number of 156812
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/27 21:04:26 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:31:37.5 +18:13:38
Equinox of date position of star is 18:32:27.1 +18:14:30
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 136 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 88% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.8
TNO is 41.7 AU from the Sun
and 42.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 27.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 250 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5373 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=123.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=50.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 08JO41, (2018/10/27 21:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:34.6 +38:48:08 0.0 20.59 118 Rasalhague 17:35:48.5 +12:32:51 2.1 14.78 147 PPM 134827 18:31:54.7 +16:56:34 5.8 1.31 137 PPM 134840 18:32:27.9 +18:08:09 8.5 0.11 136 PPM 134841 18:32:28.5 +18:13:31 9.9 0.02 136 08JO41 18:32:27.2 +18:14:30 15.9 136 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 08JO41, (2018/10/27 21:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 20.59 118 Rasalhague 17:34:56.2 +12:33:32 2.1 14.78 147 PPM 134827 18:31:04.4 +16:55:42 5.8 1.31 137 PPM 134840 18:31:38.2 +18:07:16 8.5 0.11 136 PPM 134841 18:31:38.8 +18:12:38 9.9 0.02 136 08JO41 18:31:37.5 +18:13:38 15.9 136 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/22 18:19:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute