Event between 11UQ62 and star GA1120:00867384 with event index number of 236002
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/09 01:20:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:57:06.2 +22:45:24
Equinox of date position of star is 04:58:12.9 +22:47:04
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 167 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 64% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
TNO is 15.6 AU from the Sun
and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 163 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
823 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=78.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=31.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 11UQ62, (2019/08/09 01:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:02.9 +16:32:50 0.8 7.99 173 Alnath 05:27:32.0 +28:37:20 1.6 8.80 158 102Iot Tau 05:04:16.2 +21:36:59 4.6 1.81 166 PPM 093901 04:57:17.4 +22:36:21 8.5 0.29 167 11UQ62 04:58:17.1 +22:47:10 16.3 166 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 11UQ62, (2019/08/09 01:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 7.99 173 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 8.80 158 102Iot Tau 05:03:05.8 +21:35:23 4.6 1.81 166 PPM 093901 04:56:06.7 +22:34:34 8.5 0.29 167 11UQ62 04:57:06.2 +22:45:24 16.3 167 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 02:26:41 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute