Event between 16FW59 and star GA0800:04207835 with event index number of 1044097
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/02 12:16:26 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:16:20.8 -08:29:04
Equinox of date position of star is 12:17:19.8 -08:35:25
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 91 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 45.3 AU from the Sun
and 45.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 593 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3399 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=371.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 56.8 sec chord
Diameter=151.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 23.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 16FW59, (2019/07/02 12:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:13.4 -11:15:45 1.0 17.17 107 4Gam Crv 12:16:48.7 -17:39:00 2.6 9.06 94 PPM 225575 12:16:10.9 -10:25:34 6.1 1.86 91 PPM 195297 12:15:38.0 -09:05:55 8.2 0.66 90 PPM 195332 12:17:42.6 -08:26:42 9.6 0.17 91 16FW59 12:17:21.0 -08:35:34 14.5 91 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 16FW59, (2019/07/02 12:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 17.17 107 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.2 -17:32:31 2.6 9.06 94 PPM 225575 12:15:10.6 -10:19:05 6.1 1.86 91 PPM 195297 12:14:37.7 -08:59:25 8.2 0.66 90 PPM 195332 12:16:42.4 -08:20:13 9.6 0.17 91 16FW59 12:16:20.8 -08:29:04 14.5 91 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/01 22:15:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute