Event between 08JO41 and star GA1080:06003855 with event index number of 188445
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/05 19:56:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:44:51.4 +18:56:30
Equinox of date position of star is 18:45:40.7 +18:57:43
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 123 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.7
TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun
and 41.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 321 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5936 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=123.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=50.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 08JO41, (2019/05/05 19:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:35.6 +38:48:09 0.0 19.92 112 Tarazed 19:47:10.7 +10:39:42 2.7 17.00 113 111 Her 18:47:52.5 +18:12:15 4.4 0.92 123 PPM 135209 18:47:32.3 +18:43:41 7.6 0.49 122 PPM 135169 18:45:43.6 +18:53:57 9.7 0.06 123 08JO41 18:45:42.1 +18:57:46 16.6 122 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, (2019/05/05 19:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 19.92 112 Tarazed 19:46:15.6 +10:36:48 2.7 17.00 113 111 Her 18:47:01.4 +18:10:56 4.4 0.92 123 PPM 135209 18:46:41.4 +18:42:21 7.6 0.49 122 PPM 135169 18:44:52.7 +18:52:41 9.7 0.06 123 08JO41 18:44:51.4 +18:56:30 16.6 123 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/15 21:04:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute