Event between 13HU156 and star GA0860:04837542 with event index number of 158348
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/09/14 20:56:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:25:33.0 -03:07:48
Equinox of date position of star is 16:26:30.9 -03:10:16
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 15 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5
TNO is 38.3 AU from the Sun
and 38.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 214 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2008 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=472.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.7 sec chord
Diameter=192.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 13HU156, (2018/09/14 20:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:33.4 -26:28:19 0.9 23.32 15 1Del Oph 16:15:19.7 -03:44:28 2.7 2.85 13 2Eps Oph 16:19:18.8 -04:44:12 3.2 2.39 13 PPM 199672 16:27:58.1 -03:01:59 8.1 0.39 16 PPM 199646 16:26:37.3 -02:59:04 9.8 0.19 15 13HU156 16:26:31.7 -03:10:18 15.7 15 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 13HU156, (2018/09/14 20:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 23.32 15 1Del Oph 16:14:20.7 -03:41:42 2.7 2.85 13 2Eps Oph 16:18:19.4 -04:41:32 3.2 2.39 13 PPM 199672 16:26:59.3 -02:59:31 8.1 0.39 16 PPM 199646 16:25:38.6 -02:56:34 9.8 0.19 15 13HU156 16:25:33.0 -03:07:48 15.7 15 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:26:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute