Event between (134340) Pluto and star GDR2_291.759_-21.735 with event index number of 127507
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/26 15:20:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:27:02.2 -21:44:07
Equinox of date position of star is 19:28:07.8 -21:41:50
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 33 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=14.5
TNO is 33.6 AU from the Sun
and 32.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 52 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1183 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=-0.8
Diameter=8551.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 370.1 sec chord
Diameter=3490.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 151.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 134340, (2018/06/26 15:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:32.6 -26:28:17 0.9 40.62 12 Nunki 18:56:24.6 -26:16:20 2.0 8.57 26 50 Sgr 19:27:25.2 -21:44:19 5.6 0.17 32 PPM 269783 19:27:25.1 -21:54:10 8.5 0.26 32 PPM 269796 19:28:12.6 -21:35:27 8.6 0.11 33 134340 19:28:08.2 -21:41:49 13.2 33 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 134340, (2018/06/26 15:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 40.62 12 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 8.57 26 50 Sgr 19:26:19.2 -21:46:36 5.6 0.17 32 PPM 269783 19:26:19.0 -21:56:27 8.5 0.26 32 PPM 269796 19:27:06.7 -21:37:45 8.6 0.11 33 134340 19:27:02.2 -21:44:07 13.2 33 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 17:50:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute