Event between (19255) 94VK8 and star GA1120:01812227 with event index number of 170894
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/01/07 21:50:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:07:53.3 +23:56:30
Equinox of date position of star is 06:09:02.8 +23:56:16
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 144 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 42.9 AU from the Sun
and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 840 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1922 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 19255, (2019/01/07 21:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:12.1 +07:24:33 0.4 16.81 138 Alhena 06:38:48.6 +16:22:53 1.9 10.28 151 3 Gem 06:10:53.3 +23:06:31 5.5 0.93 145 PPM 095455 06:09:20.7 +23:51:26 8.3 0.10 144 19255 06:09:03.1 +23:56:16 15.9 145 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 19255, (2019/01/07 21:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 16.81 138 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 10.28 151 3 Gem 06:09:44.0 +23:06:48 5.5 0.93 145 PPM 095455 06:08:11.0 +23:51:41 8.3 0.10 144 19255 06:07:53.3 +23:56:30 15.9 144 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/12/04 05:06:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute