Event between 96TS66 and star GA1160:00802773 with event index number of 181855
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/28 01:15:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:30:51.2 +26:04:33
Equinox of date position of star is 04:31:59.1 +26:06:52
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 162 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 35% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 38.3 AU from the Sun
and 38.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 4.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 472 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3480 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=358.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 73.1 sec chord
Diameter=146.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 29.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 96TS66, (2019/02/28 01:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:01.3 +16:32:47 0.8 9.64 162 3Iot Aur 04:58:14.7 +33:11:41 2.7 9.08 163 PPM 093661 04:40:33.4 +25:15:17 6.3 2.11 164 PPM 093584 04:33:31.9 +25:13:29 7.6 0.95 162 PPM 093551 04:30:41.7 +26:42:43 10.0 0.67 161 PPM 093579 04:33:00.1 +25:55:29 10.4 0.29 162 96TS66 04:32:01.7 +26:06:58 15.2 162 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 96TS66, (2019/02/28 01:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 9.64 162 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 9.08 163 PPM 093661 04:39:23.2 +25:13:05 6.3 2.11 164 PPM 093584 04:32:21.8 +25:11:07 7.6 0.95 162 PPM 093551 04:29:30.9 +26:40:16 10.0 0.67 161 PPM 093579 04:31:49.7 +25:53:06 10.4 0.29 162 96TS66 04:30:51.2 +26:04:33 15.2 162 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/11 22:43:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute