Event between (15810) Arawn and star UC4-350-172646 with event index number of 148616
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/15 21:57:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:12:37.5 -20:02:23
Equinox of date position of star is 19:13:41.0 -20:00:31
Stellar brightness R=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 83 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 26% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 35.7 AU from the Sun
and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 194 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1758 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15810, (2018/08/15 21:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:33.1 -26:28:18 0.9 37.88 47 Nunki 18:56:25.1 -26:16:19 2.0 7.42 79 PPM 235581 19:10:54.0 -19:46:22 6.4 0.70 82 PPM 269440 19:12:58.2 -20:20:55 8.5 0.38 83 PPM 269472 19:14:08.5 -20:09:25 8.6 0.18 83 15810 19:13:43.4 -20:00:26 14.1 83 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 15810, (2018/08/15 21:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 37.88 47 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 7.42 79 PPM 235581 19:09:48.2 -19:48:15 6.4 0.70 82 PPM 269440 19:11:52.2 -20:22:51 8.5 0.38 83 PPM 269472 19:13:02.6 -20:11:23 8.6 0.18 83 15810 19:12:37.5 -20:02:23 14.1 83 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/05 18:52:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute