Event between (444025) 04HJ79 and star UC4-373-070001 with event index number of 115355
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/04/22 21:13:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:42:06.3 -15:34:17
Equinox of date position of star is 14:43:05.8 -15:38:49
Stellar brightness R=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 101 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 50% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4
TNO is 44.4 AU from the Sun
and 43.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 126 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1896 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 444025, (2018/04/22 21:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:09.6 -11:15:23 1.0 19.21 81 27Bet Lib 15:17:59.7 -09:26:58 2.6 10.53 107 5 Lib 14:46:58.5 -15:32:08 6.5 0.94 101 PPM 229130 14:41:54.6 -15:23:53 8.5 0.38 100 PPM 229139 14:42:18.0 -15:34:30 9.8 0.21 100 444025 14:43:07.0 -15:38:55 16.1 101 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 444025, (2018/04/22 21:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 19.21 81 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 10.53 107 5 Lib 14:45:57.7 -15:27:34 6.5 0.94 101 PPM 229130 14:40:54.0 -15:19:14 8.5 0.38 100 PPM 229139 14:41:17.3 -15:29:50 9.8 0.21 100 444025 14:42:06.3 -15:34:17 16.1 101 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:27:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute