Event between 15KH173 and star GA0740:06071868 with event index number of 1012135
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/26 18:07:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:30:05.9 -14:01:19
Equinox of date position of star is 16:31:10.6 -14:03:45
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 5 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 47% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.0
TNO is 30.0 AU from the Sun
and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1830 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4307 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=59.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=24.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15KH173, (2019/02/26 18:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:35.1 -26:28:22 0.9 12.41 8 13Zet Oph 16:38:12.9 -10:36:16 2.6 3.86 8 8Phi Oph 16:32:14.3 -16:39:11 4.0 2.60 3 PPM 231752 16:30:30.4 -13:36:40 7.1 0.48 6 PPM 231755 16:30:35.6 -13:51:13 9.5 0.25 5 15KH173 16:31:10.8 -14:03:45 16.0 5 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 15KH173, (2019/02/26 18:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.41 8 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 3.86 8 8Phi Oph 16:31:08.4 -16:36:46 4.0 2.60 3 PPM 231752 16:29:25.8 -13:34:13 7.1 0.48 6 PPM 231755 16:29:30.9 -13:48:46 9.5 0.25 5 15KH173 16:30:05.9 -14:01:19 16.0 5 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:21:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute