Event between 11WG157 and star GA1300:01151600 with event index number of 210408
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/31 20:43:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:34:42.5 +40:40:39
Equinox of date position of star is 03:35:56.3 +40:44:17
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 113 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 30.7 AU from the Sun
and 30.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 873 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4982 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=213.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.1 sec chord
Diameter=87.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
Star training set for 11WG157, (2019/08/31 20:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:03.1 +16:32:50 0.8 27.56 109 Algol 03:09:27.4 +41:01:48 2.1 5.03 117 PPM 068571 03:34:53.2 +39:57:53 5.8 0.81 114 PPM 046296 03:33:36.4 +40:59:11 6.7 0.52 114 PPM 046324 03:35:14.3 +40:53:31 9.4 0.21 113 PPM 046346 03:36:25.1 +40:48:01 10.1 0.10 113 11WG157 03:36:01.2 +40:44:32 15.5 113 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 11WG157, (2019/08/31 20:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 27.56 109 Algol 03:08:10.1 +40:57:20 2.1 5.03 117 PPM 068571 03:33:35.0 +39:53:58 5.8 0.81 114 PPM 046296 03:32:17.7 +40:55:15 6.7 0.52 114 PPM 046324 03:33:55.5 +40:49:37 9.4 0.21 113 PPM 046346 03:35:06.3 +40:44:09 10.1 0.10 113 11WG157 03:34:42.5 +40:40:39 15.5 113 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 07:42:24 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute