Event between (307616) 03QW90 and star GA0960:00091055 with event index number of 165926
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/11/28 15:33:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:01:02.5 +06:27:56
Equinox of date position of star is 01:02:01.1 +06:33:59
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 122 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5
TNO is 43.4 AU from the Sun
and 42.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 188 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2387 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.0
Diameter=602.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 40.3 sec chord
Diameter=246.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 307616, (2018/11/28 15:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:14:12.7 +15:17:19 2.8 14.61 128 71Eps Psc 01:03:55.6 +07:59:29 4.3 1.50 121 PPM 144137 01:00:48.6 +06:35:05 7.7 0.30 122 PPM 144145 01:01:04.4 +06:23:28 9.8 0.29 122 PPM 144168 01:02:14.8 +06:47:02 10.5 0.22 122 307616 01:02:01.4 +06:34:01 14.5 122 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 307616, (2018/11/28 15:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 14.61 128 71Eps Psc 01:02:56.5 +07:53:25 4.3 1.50 121 PPM 144137 00:59:49.7 +06:29:00 7.7 0.30 122 PPM 144145 01:00:05.5 +06:17:22 9.8 0.29 122 PPM 144168 01:01:15.8 +06:40:57 10.5 0.22 122 307616 01:01:02.5 +06:27:56 14.5 122 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/23 20:44:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute