Event between (15788) 93SB and star GA1120:00496833 with event index number of 247995
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/03 10:42:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:52:40.0 +22:02:46
Equinox of date position of star is 03:53:47.6 +22:06:07
Stellar brightness G=13.1,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 113 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 9% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 26.9 AU from the Sun
and 27.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3641 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=158.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Diameter=64.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15788, (2019/03/03 10:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:01.4 +16:32:47 0.8 11.61 122 44Zet Per 03:55:20.5 +31:56:20 2.8 9.84 115 PPM 092958 03:51:02.9 +22:18:04 5.9 0.67 113 PPM 092992 03:52:44.4 +22:05:16 8.0 0.25 113 15788 03:53:47.8 +22:06:08 13.1 113 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 15788, (2019/03/03 10:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 11.61 122 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 9.84 115 PPM 092958 03:49:55.1 +22:14:39 5.9 0.67 113 PPM 092992 03:51:36.7 +22:01:53 8.0 0.25 113 15788 03:52:40.0 +22:02:46 13.1 113 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:25:49 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute