Event between (8405) Asbolus and star UC4-653-026790 with event index number of 172043
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/21 19:48:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:59:22.2 +40:25:32
Equinox of date position of star is 05:00:39.0 +40:27:07
Stellar brightness R=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 21 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 21.9 AU from the Sun
and 21.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 119 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1218 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 8405, (2018/12/21 19:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:00.7 +16:32:45 0.8 24.45 8 3Iot Aur 04:58:13.9 +33:11:40 2.7 7.27 14 8Zet Aur 05:03:48.5 +41:06:06 3.8 0.88 22 PPM 047586 05:01:38.5 +40:21:29 8.1 0.20 21 8405 05:00:41.4 +40:27:10 15.9 21 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 8405, (2018/12/21 19:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 24.45 8 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 7.27 14 8Zet Aur 05:02:28.7 +41:04:33 3.8 0.88 22 PPM 047586 05:00:19.4 +40:19:52 8.1 0.20 21 8405 04:59:22.2 +40:25:32 15.9 21 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 02:02:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute