Event between 99GS46 and star GA0700:05649970 with event index number of 184758
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/04/03 23:15:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:08:00.7 -19:54:45
Equinox of date position of star is 15:09:05.3 -19:59:01
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 128 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 45.5 AU from the Sun
and 44.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 477 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5236 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=278.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Diameter=113.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 99GS46, (2019/04/03 23:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:35.5 -26:28:23 0.9 19.78 108 27Bet Lib 15:18:02.7 -09:27:10 2.6 10.75 129 PPM 264038 15:17:30.2 -22:28:10 5.5 3.16 125 PPM 263825 15:08:23.7 -20:17:45 8.4 0.35 128 PPM 229804 15:09:26.4 -20:01:30 9.6 0.09 128 99GS46 15:09:06.8 -19:59:07 16.4 127 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 99GS46, (2019/04/03 23:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.78 108 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 10.75 129 PPM 264038 15:16:23.0 -22:23:58 5.5 3.16 125 PPM 263825 15:07:17.5 -20:13:22 8.4 0.35 128 PPM 229804 15:08:20.4 -19:57:08 9.6 0.09 128 99GS46 15:08:00.7 -19:54:45 16.4 128 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/24 21:14:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute