Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star UC4-541-009583 with event index number of 100362
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/01/03 20:44:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:34:54.6 +18:06:44
Equinox of date position of star is 04:35:57.1 +18:08:54
Stellar brightness R=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 59 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.8
TNO is 11.0 AU from the Sun
and 10.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 45 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
494 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 281371, (2018/01/03 20:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:36:57.4 +16:32:39 0.8 1.62 59 Alnath 05:27:25.9 +28:37:16 1.6 15.76 46 PPM 120015 04:34:35.6 +18:03:12 6.3 0.34 59 PPM 120041 04:35:55.6 +18:26:58 8.3 0.30 59 281371 04:35:57.3 +18:08:54 15.7 58 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 281371, (2018/01/03 20:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 1.62 59 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:24 1.6 15.76 46 PPM 120015 04:33:33.0 +18:01:00 6.3 0.34 59 PPM 120041 04:34:52.7 +18:24:48 8.3 0.30 59 281371 04:34:54.6 +18:06:44 15.7 59 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/16 18:25:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute