Event between (309139) 06XQ51 and star UC4-375-050930 with event index number of 100499
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/01/29 11:26:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:29:19.1 -15:04:19
Equinox of date position of star is 08:30:09.1 -15:07:57
Stellar brightness R=14.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 44 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 17.6 AU from the Sun
and 16.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 415 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4172 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.8
Diameter=66.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=27.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 309139, (2018/01/29 11:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:45:56.7 -16:44:31 -1.5 25.09 37 15Rho Pup 08:08:18.9 -24:21:26 2.8 10.56 49 PPM 220100 08:26:46.0 -14:59:22 6.0 0.83 43 PPM 220222 08:31:53.8 -15:14:48 8.1 0.43 44 PPM 220163 08:29:17.6 -15:02:43 8.6 0.23 43 309139 08:30:09.5 -15:07:59 14.6 44 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 309139, (2018/01/29 11:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:45:08.2 -16:43:20 -1.5 25.09 37 15Rho Pup 08:07:32.5 -24:18:15 2.8 10.56 49 PPM 220100 08:25:55.6 -14:55:46 6.0 0.83 43 PPM 220222 08:31:03.4 -15:11:05 8.1 0.43 44 PPM 220163 08:28:27.2 -14:59:04 8.6 0.23 43 309139 08:29:19.1 -15:04:19 14.6 44 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:13:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute