Event between 98WG24 and star GA1120:02673123 with event index number of 167055
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/11/29 18:31:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:09:44.8 +23:07:55
Equinox of date position of star is 07:10:52.9 +23:06:01
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 48 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 53% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 40.0 AU from the Sun
and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 464 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1729 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=297.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.9 sec chord
Diameter=121.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 98WG24, (2018/11/29 18:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:28.2 +27:58:44 1.1 9.39 41 44 Gem 07:06:26.6 +22:36:27 5.9 1.14 49 PPM 097139 07:11:38.4 +24:04:32 8.4 0.99 48 PPM 097140 07:11:42.6 +23:19:54 10.0 0.30 48 PPM 097097 07:09:59.3 +23:14:24 10.3 0.25 49 98WG24 07:10:53.2 +23:06:00 15.3 48 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 98WG24, (2018/11/29 18:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 9.39 41 44 Gem 07:05:18.4 +22:38:15 5.9 1.14 49 PPM 097139 07:10:29.5 +24:06:27 8.4 0.99 48 PPM 097140 07:10:34.1 +23:21:50 10.0 0.30 48 PPM 097097 07:08:50.8 +23:16:17 10.3 0.25 49 98WG24 07:09:44.8 +23:07:55 15.3 48 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/24 21:07:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute