Event between (55638) 02VE95 and star GA0960:01516112 with event index number of 212917
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/09/05 15:55:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:19:51.3 +07:51:03
Equinox of date position of star is 06:20:51.4 +07:50:30
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.3
TNO is 30.1 AU from the Sun
and 30.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 90 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1434 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.4 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 55638, (2019/09/05 15:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:14.3 +07:24:33 0.4 6.13 155 Alhena 06:38:50.9 +16:22:51 1.9 9.60 148 PPM 150217 06:18:02.1 +07:02:38 6.4 1.07 150 PPM 150305 06:21:21.2 +07:42:32 6.8 0.17 150 PPM 150289 06:20:48.1 +07:59:17 10.1 0.15 150 55638 06:20:55.4 +07:50:28 15.6 150 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 55638, (2019/09/05 15:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 6.13 155 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.60 148 PPM 150217 06:16:58.4 +07:03:09 6.4 1.07 150 PPM 150305 06:20:17.1 +07:43:07 6.8 0.17 150 PPM 150289 06:19:43.9 +07:59:52 10.1 0.15 150 55638 06:19:51.3 +07:51:03 15.6 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 07:43:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute