Event between 96KV1 and star GA0640:37031493 with event index number of 129073
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/07/08 15:16:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:09:31.3 -24:23:43
Equinox of date position of star is 19:10:38.6 -24:21:52
Stellar brightness G=13.8,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 119 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 26% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun
and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 334 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2157 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 96KV1, (2018/07/08 15:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:32.7 -26:28:18 0.9 36.07 153 Nunki 18:56:24.7 -26:16:20 2.0 3.74 122 PPM 269532 19:16:40.9 -24:08:47 6.4 1.39 117 PPM 269367 19:09:54.4 -24:22:58 8.4 0.17 119 PPM 269380 19:10:29.6 -24:23:34 9.3 0.05 119 96KV1 19:10:39.0 -24:21:51 13.8 119 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 96KV1, (2018/07/08 15:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 36.07 153 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 3.74 122 PPM 269532 19:15:33.4 -24:10:48 6.4 1.39 117 PPM 269367 19:08:46.7 -24:24:48 8.4 0.17 119 PPM 269380 19:09:22.0 -24:25:25 9.3 0.05 119 96KV1 19:09:31.3 -24:23:43 13.8 119 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:13:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute