Event between 11JY31 and star GDR2_287.310_-20.305 with event index number of 203190
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/18 01:20:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:09:14.5 -20:18:18
Equinox of date position of star is 19:10:19.7 -20:16:27
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 140 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 24% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.1
TNO is 42.4 AU from the Sun
and 41.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 584 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5318 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=103.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=42.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 11JY31, (2018/06/18 01:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:32.5 -26:28:17 0.9 37.04 104 Nunki 18:56:24.5 -26:16:20 2.0 6.80 137 PPM 235581 19:10:53.4 -19:46:23 6.4 0.52 141 PPM 269387 19:10:44.4 -20:00:36 8.4 0.28 141 PPM 269376 19:10:10.5 -20:09:05 9.4 0.13 140 11JY31 19:10:20.0 -20:16:27 15.4 141 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 11JY31, (2018/06/18 01:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 37.04 104 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 6.80 137 PPM 235581 19:09:48.2 -19:48:15 6.4 0.52 141 PPM 269387 19:09:39.1 -20:02:28 8.4 0.28 141 PPM 269376 19:09:05.1 -20:10:56 9.4 0.13 140 11JY31 19:09:14.5 -20:18:18 15.4 140 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 17:48:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute