Event between 98WY24 and star UC4-565-033362 with event index number of 96022
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/20 16:35:31 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:51:32.2 +22:52:26
Equinox of date position of star is 06:52:37.2 +22:51:05
Stellar brightness R=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 167 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 41.5 AU from the Sun
and 40.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 809 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3477 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=291.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=118.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 98WY24, (2017/12/20 16:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:24.8 +27:58:53 1.1 13.17 171 Alhena 06:38:45.0 +16:22:57 1.9 7.25 163 36 Gem 06:52:37.6 +21:44:18 5.3 1.11 167 PPM 096582 06:50:13.9 +23:10:49 7.3 0.64 166 PPM 096666 06:53:44.8 +22:59:14 9.1 0.29 167 PPM 096636 06:52:29.6 +22:51:25 11.2 0.03 167 98WY24 06:52:37.3 +22:51:05 15.5 167 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 98WY24, (2017/12/20 16:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 13.17 171 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 7.25 163 36 Gem 06:51:33.0 +21:45:39 5.3 1.11 167 PPM 096582 06:49:08.6 +23:12:06 7.3 0.64 166 PPM 096666 06:52:39.6 +23:00:36 9.1 0.29 167 PPM 096636 06:51:24.4 +22:52:46 11.2 0.03 167 98WY24 06:51:32.2 +22:52:26 15.5 167 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:06:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute