Event between 16AE193 and star UC4-530-047505 with event index number of 111328
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/03/24 14:18:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:29:25.1 +15:56:06
Equinox of date position of star is 08:30:26.3 +15:52:26
Stellar brightness R=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 33 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 50% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8
TNO is 17.0 AU from the Sun
and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 142 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
734 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.3 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 16AE193, (2018/03/24 14:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:25.7 +27:58:51 1.1 15.82 22 25 Cnc 08:26:51.7 +16:59:06 6.2 1.41 31 PPM 125327 08:30:53.1 +15:28:27 8.2 0.41 33 PPM 125331 08:30:58.3 +16:03:01 10.0 0.22 33 16AE193 08:30:26.7 +15:52:24 16.1 33 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, (2018/03/24 14:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 15.82 22 25 Cnc 08:25:49.6 +17:02:44 6.2 1.41 31 PPM 125327 08:29:51.7 +15:32:09 8.2 0.41 33 PPM 125331 08:29:56.6 +16:06:44 10.0 0.22 33 16AE193 08:29:25.1 +15:56:06 16.1 33 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/02/07 17:10:24 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute