Event between 16AE193 and star UC4-529-046756 with event index number of 111322
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/12 15:32:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:34:25.6 +15:40:46
Equinox of date position of star is 08:35:26.5 +15:36:59
Stellar brightness R=14.3,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 9% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6
TNO is 17.0 AU from the Sun
and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 52 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
728 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 16AE193, (2018/02/12 15:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:25.3 +27:58:52 1.1 16.78 170 PPM 125463 08:37:08.5 +15:14:59 6.5 0.55 161 PPM 125439 08:36:18.5 +15:40:00 8.5 0.21 161 PPM 125416 08:35:04.5 +15:35:39 11.6 0.09 161 16AE193 08:35:26.6 +15:36:59 14.3 161 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 16AE193, (2018/02/12 15:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 16.78 170 PPM 125463 08:36:07.7 +15:18:49 6.5 0.55 161 PPM 125439 08:35:17.5 +15:43:48 8.5 0.21 161 PPM 125416 08:34:03.5 +15:39:25 11.6 0.09 161 16AE193 08:34:25.6 +15:40:46 14.3 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/02/07 17:09:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute