Event between 08KV42 and star UC4-670-061931 with event index number of 180400
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/04 20:53:39 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:43:16.8 +43:58:16
Equinox of date position of star is 16:43:51.0 +43:56:16
Stellar brightness R=13.3,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 92 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2
TNO is 26.1 AU from the Sun
and 25.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 33.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 108 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
966 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 08KV42, (2019/03/04 20:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:35.3 +38:48:09 0.0 21.83 71 23Bet Dra 17:30:52.0 +52:17:16 2.8 11.43 88 PPM 055666 16:47:56.6 +42:12:20 5.9 1.88 90 PPM 055635 16:45:48.0 +43:10:57 7.4 0.83 91 PPM 055611 16:43:33.8 +43:52:33 9.5 0.08 92 PPM 055617 16:44:07.1 +43:54:33 11.0 0.05 92 08KV42 16:43:52.4 +43:56:10 13.3 92 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 08KV42, (2019/03/04 20:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.6 +38:47:06 0.0 21.83 71 23Bet Dra 17:30:25.9 +52:18:05 2.8 11.43 88 PPM 055666 16:47:19.8 +42:14:20 5.9 1.88 90 PPM 055635 16:45:11.8 +43:13:00 7.4 0.83 91 PPM 055611 16:42:58.1 +43:54:40 9.5 0.08 92 PPM 055617 16:43:31.4 +43:56:38 11.0 0.05 92 08KV42 16:43:16.8 +43:58:16 13.3 92 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/23 05:42:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute