Event between (182926) 02FU6 and star GA0880:04044387 with event index number of 244226
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/31 21:18:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:27:02.4 -01:04:02
Equinox of date position of star is 12:28:00.4 -01:10:17
Stellar brightness G=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 158 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6
TNO is 41.7 AU from the Sun
and 41.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 914 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5535 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.1 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 182926, (2020/01/31 21:19UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:15.2 -11:15:56 1.0 17.61 172 Vindemiatrix 13:03:10.6 +10:51:06 2.8 14.86 159 15Eta Vir 12:20:56.1 -00:46:42 3.9 1.83 156 PPM 178782 12:26:42.2 -00:23:35 8.4 0.86 157 PPM 178795 12:29:26.1 -01:18:35 9.6 0.37 158 PPM 178788 12:27:46.6 -01:11:39 10.9 0.08 158 182926 12:28:04.3 -01:10:42 14.9 158 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 182926, (2020/01/31 21:19UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 17.61 172 Vindemiatrix 13:02:10.3 +10:57:33 2.8 14.86 159 15Eta Vir 12:19:54.3 -00:40:01 3.9 1.83 156 PPM 178782 12:25:40.5 -00:16:55 8.4 0.86 157 PPM 178795 12:28:24.2 -01:11:55 9.6 0.37 158 PPM 178788 12:26:44.8 -01:05:00 10.9 0.08 158 182926 12:27:02.4 -01:04:02 14.9 158 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/25 20:52:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute