Event between (471155) 10GF65 and star GA0560:08471447 with event index number of 145848
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/21 11:15:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:55:36.7 -32:00:02
Equinox of date position of star is 15:56:46.6 -32:03:12
Stellar brightness G=12.5,
use SENSEUP=16
Star is 33 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0
TNO is 23.4 AU from the Sun
and 23.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.8
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 536 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5357 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.8 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 471155, (2018/08/21 11:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:33.2 -26:28:18 0.9 9.23 25 Eta Lup 16:01:21.8 -38:26:53 2.8 6.46 34 PPM 294436 15:57:24.7 -31:50:20 6.5 0.25 33 471155 15:56:47.4 -32:03:14 12.5 33 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 471155, (2018/08/21 11:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 9.23 25 Eta Lup 16:00:07.3 -38:23:48 2.8 6.46 34 PPM 294436 15:56:14.1 -31:47:09 6.5 0.25 33 471155 15:55:36.7 -32:00:02 12.5 33 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:21:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute