Event between (33340) 98VG44 and star GA1100:02671147 with event index number of 352180
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/11/27 17:52:25 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:09:05.8 +21:15:16
Equinox of date position of star is 07:10:13.0 +21:13:24
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 20 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3
TNO is 29.5 AU from the Sun
and 28.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.9
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 377 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1316 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.9 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 33340, (2018/11/27 17:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:28.2 +27:58:45 1.1 10.65 14 Alhena 06:38:48.2 +16:22:54 1.9 8.87 27 44 Gem 07:06:26.6 +22:36:27 5.9 1.64 21 PPM 097167 07:12:51.1 +20:40:05 8.5 0.83 19 PPM 097132 07:11:13.8 +21:25:41 9.3 0.31 19 PPM 097082 07:09:27.8 +21:12:54 10.8 0.18 20 33340 07:10:13.3 +21:13:23 16.0 19 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 33340, (2018/11/27 17:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 10.65 14 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 8.87 27 44 Gem 07:05:18.4 +22:38:15 5.9 1.64 21 PPM 097167 07:11:43.9 +20:42:03 8.5 0.83 19 PPM 097132 07:10:06.2 +21:27:36 9.3 0.31 19 PPM 097082 07:08:20.3 +21:14:46 10.8 0.18 20 33340 07:09:05.8 +21:15:16 16.0 20 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/23 20:44:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute