Event between (447178) 05RO43 and star GA0780:00613904 with event index number of 218819
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/25 01:55:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:38:55.5 -10:03:53
Equinox of date position of star is 05:39:47.9 -10:03:20
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 88 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 13% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.1
TNO is 19.2 AU from the Sun
and 18.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 45 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
991 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 447178, (2019/10/25 01:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:29.5 -08:10:49 0.1 6.30 94 Saiph 05:48:41.8 -09:39:50 2.1 2.21 86 49 Ori 05:39:50.7 -07:12:12 4.7 2.85 88 PPM 216043 05:38:32.6 -10:23:14 8.4 0.46 89 PPM 216051 05:38:50.8 -10:04:51 8.8 0.25 88 447178 05:39:51.8 -10:03:17 16.5 88 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 447178, (2019/10/25 01:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 6.30 94 Saiph 05:47:45.4 -09:40:11 2.1 2.21 86 49 Ori 05:38:53.1 -07:12:47 4.7 2.85 88 PPM 216043 05:37:36.5 -10:23:52 8.4 0.46 89 PPM 216051 05:37:54.6 -10:05:29 8.8 0.25 88 447178 05:38:55.5 -10:03:53 16.5 88 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 07:48:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute