Event between 15VZ168 and star GA1060:00328565 with event index number of 1021805
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/23 19:01:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:15:07.9 +16:04:06
Equinox of date position of star is 03:16:12.2 +16:08:17
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.8
TNO is 49.5 AU from the Sun
and 49.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1472 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5622 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=174.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.2 sec chord
Diameter=71.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 15VZ168, (2019/02/23 19:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:01.3 +16:32:47 0.8 19.38 142 Menkar 03:03:17.0 +04:09:49 2.5 12.39 166 PPM 118814 03:07:27.0 +13:15:36 5.6 3.57 164 PPM 118930 03:15:12.7 +15:39:38 7.2 0.53 161 PPM 118957 03:16:32.8 +15:58:41 9.0 0.18 161 15VZ168 03:16:12.3 +16:08:18 14.5 161 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 15VZ168, (2019/02/23 19:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 19.38 142 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 12.39 166 PPM 118814 03:06:23.7 +13:11:13 5.6 3.57 164 PPM 118930 03:14:08.4 +15:35:25 7.2 0.53 161 PPM 118957 03:15:28.4 +15:54:29 9.0 0.18 161 15VZ168 03:15:07.9 +16:04:06 14.5 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:16:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute