Event between 98HQ151 and star UC4-381-108902 with event index number of 149247
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/27 20:27:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:27:51.5 -13:58:43
Equinox of date position of star is 18:28:51.4 -13:58:00
Stellar brightness R=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 74 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0
TNO is 32.2 AU from the Sun
and 31.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 519 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3819 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=106.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=43.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 98HQ151, (2018/08/27 20:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:33.2 -26:28:19 0.9 30.35 100 Nunki 18:56:25.2 -26:16:19 2.0 13.89 67 PPM 234686 18:33:47.3 -14:51:03 5.1 1.47 72 PPM 234541 18:28:00.6 -13:50:32 8.3 0.25 74 PPM 234566 18:28:53.9 -13:46:44 9.8 0.19 74 98HQ151 18:28:55.0 -13:57:57 16.5 73 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 98HQ151, (2018/08/27 20:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 30.35 100 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 13.89 67 PPM 234686 18:32:43.3 -14:51:57 5.1 1.47 72 PPM 234541 18:26:57.2 -13:51:17 8.3 0.25 74 PPM 234566 18:27:50.4 -13:47:30 9.8 0.19 74 98HQ151 18:27:51.5 -13:58:43 16.5 74 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/08/04 18:03:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute