Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0760:06716288 with event index number of 149873
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/05/29 02:49:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:13:45.5 -12:19:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:14:47.5 -12:20:42
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 17 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0
TNO is 28.6 AU from the Sun
and 27.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 223 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1663 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469362, (2018/05/29 02:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:32.3 -26:28:17 0.9 17.54 12 35Eta Oph 17:11:26.1 -15:44:47 2.6 3.50 16 53Nu Ser 17:21:51.8 -12:51:51 4.0 1.80 19 PPM 232706 17:11:45.4 -12:43:23 7.0 0.83 16 PPM 232812 17:15:28.1 -12:22:38 9.4 0.17 17 469362 17:14:47.4 -12:20:42 14.1 17 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 469362, (2018/05/29 02:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.54 12 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 3.50 16 53Nu Ser 17:20:49.7 -12:50:49 4.0 1.80 19 PPM 232706 17:10:43.4 -12:42:05 7.0 0.83 16 PPM 232812 17:14:26.2 -12:21:26 9.4 0.17 17 469362 17:13:45.5 -12:19:29 14.1 17 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:03:58 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute