Event between (160427) 05RL43 and star GA0980:00343195 with event index number of 184118
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/11 11:09:49 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:50:58.5 +08:04:40
Equinox of date position of star is 03:52:00.4 +08:08:04
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 14 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 21% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 24.4 AU from the Sun
and 24.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 68 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1110 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 160427, (2019/03/11 11:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:01.4 +16:32:47 0.8 13.83 25 Menkar 03:03:17.1 +04:09:50 2.5 12.74 8 31 Tau 03:53:01.7 +06:35:28 5.7 1.56 15 PPM 147002 03:54:15.3 +07:49:34 7.7 0.64 15 PPM 146987 03:53:08.6 +07:55:45 9.7 0.35 15 PPM 146966 03:51:51.5 +08:15:29 10.1 0.13 14 160427 03:52:00.6 +08:08:04 15.8 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 160427, (2019/03/11 11:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 13.83 25 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 12.74 8 31 Tau 03:52:00.2 +06:32:05 5.7 1.56 15 PPM 147002 03:53:13.3 +07:46:13 7.7 0.64 15 PPM 146987 03:52:06.6 +07:52:22 9.7 0.35 15 PPM 146966 03:50:49.3 +08:12:04 10.1 0.13 14 160427 03:50:58.5 +08:04:40 15.8 14 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:39:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute