Event between (38628) Huya and star GA0820:05278663 with event index number of 184452
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/18 00:37:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:41:06.4 -06:43:35
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:08.3 -06:45:44
Stellar brightness G=11.5,
use SENSEUP=8
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.6
TNO is 28.6 AU from the Sun
and 28.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 148 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2304 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=660.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 81.0 sec chord
Diameter=269.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 33.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 38628, (2019/03/18 00:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:35.3 -26:28:23 0.9 19.90 115 13Zet Oph 16:38:13.1 -10:36:16 2.6 3.96 114 PPM 199844 16:39:03.4 -06:34:31 6.4 0.79 113 PPM 199913 16:43:09.1 -06:58:18 8.4 0.33 114 PPM 199907 16:42:45.2 -06:45:04 9.4 0.15 114 38628 16:42:08.4 -06:45:44 11.5 114 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 38628, (2019/03/18 00:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.90 115 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 3.96 114 PPM 199844 16:38:01.6 -06:32:17 6.4 0.79 113 PPM 199913 16:42:07.1 -06:56:10 8.4 0.33 114 PPM 199907 16:41:43.3 -06:42:55 9.4 0.15 114 38628 16:41:06.4 -06:43:35 11.5 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/13 21:52:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute