Event between 12DR30 and star UC4-145-019387 with event index number of 117729
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/05/11 00:50:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:03:44.2 -61:03:13
Equinox of date position of star is 09:04:09.8 -61:07:38
Stellar brightness R=15.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 107 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.0
TNO is 18.5 AU from the Sun
and 18.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 199 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1933 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 12DR30, (2018/05/11 00:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Canopus 06:24:21.6 -52:42:23 -0.7 22.94 92 Iot Car 09:17:34.9 -59:21:10 2.3 2.43 109 PPM 357008 08:55:27.7 -60:42:55 3.8 1.13 106 PPM 357105 09:04:28.1 -61:05:40 8.5 0.05 107 12DR30 09:04:09.8 -61:07:38 15.1 106 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 12DR30, (2018/05/11 00:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Canopus 06:23:57.2 -52:41:44 -0.7 22.94 92 Iot Car 09:17:05.4 -59:16:31 2.3 2.43 109 PPM 357008 08:55:02.8 -60:38:40 3.8 1.13 106 PPM 357105 09:04:02.4 -61:01:15 8.5 0.05 107 12DR30 09:03:44.2 -61:03:13 15.1 106 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/11 16:03:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute