Event between (134340) Pluto and star GA0660:37463732 with event index number of 153688
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/11/01 19:53:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:21:13.1 -22:08:17
Equinox of date position of star is 19:22:20.6 -22:06:05
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 37% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=14.7
TNO is 33.7 AU from the Sun
and 34.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 78 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1234 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=-0.8
Diameter=8551.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 531.0 sec chord
Diameter=3490.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 216.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 134340, (2018/11/01 19:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:33.9 -26:28:20 0.9 39.21 106 Nunki 18:56:25.9 -26:16:18 2.0 7.23 138 PPM 269651 19:21:45.8 -22:21:58 5.8 0.30 144 PPM 269691 19:23:23.0 -22:02:13 8.4 0.25 145 PPM 269661 19:22:09.4 -22:02:18 9.7 0.08 144 134340 19:22:20.6 -22:06:05 15.0 145 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, (2018/11/01 19:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 39.21 106 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 7.23 138 PPM 269651 19:20:38.2 -22:24:09 5.8 0.30 144 PPM 269691 19:22:15.6 -22:04:26 8.4 0.25 145 PPM 269661 19:21:01.9 -22:04:30 9.7 0.08 144 134340 19:21:13.1 -22:08:17 15.0 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/11/01 18:35:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute