Event between (120348) 04TY364 and star UC4-407-003678 with event index number of 170316
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/11 10:00:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:05:32.2 -08:44:46
Equinox of date position of star is 03:06:26.0 -08:40:32
Stellar brightness R=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 95 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4
TNO is 38.9 AU from the Sun
and 38.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5
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 125 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1566 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.4
Diameter=831.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 38.8 sec chord
Diameter=339.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 120348, (2018/12/11 10:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:26.9 -08:10:52 0.1 31.89 124 68Omi Cet 02:20:18.3 -02:53:33 2.0 12.85 86 10Rho3Eri 03:05:12.4 -07:31:40 5.7 1.19 95 PPM 185396 03:07:23.7 -08:31:04 8.5 0.28 95 PPM 185375 03:06:20.9 -08:46:35 9.5 0.11 95 120348 03:06:27.6 -08:40:24 15.9 95 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 120348, (2018/12/11 10:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 31.89 124 68Omi Cet 02:19:20.8 -02:58:44 2.0 12.85 86 10Rho3Eri 03:04:16.6 -07:36:03 5.7 1.19 95 PPM 185396 03:06:28.2 -08:35:24 8.5 0.28 95 PPM 185375 03:05:25.5 -08:50:56 9.5 0.11 95 120348 03:05:32.2 -08:44:46 15.9 95 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 02:01:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute