Event between 00QA243 and star GA0940:00067889 with event index number of 1005699
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/15 07:11:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 00:44:04.0 +05:59:24
Equinox of date position of star is 00:45:04.3 +06:05:46
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 133 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0
TNO is 46.3 AU from the Sun
and 46.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 315 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2924 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=217.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.1 sec chord
Diameter=88.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 00QA243, (2019/06/15 07:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:14:14.4 +15:17:30 2.8 11.91 128 96 G. Psc 00:49:24.3 +05:22:49 5.8 1.29 134 PPM 143866 00:47:06.2 +06:11:48 8.0 0.51 134 PPM 143818 00:44:31.7 +06:15:38 9.1 0.21 133 PPM 143832 00:45:40.2 +06:11:18 10.5 0.17 133 00QA243 00:45:04.4 +06:05:46 15.4 134 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 00QA243, (2019/06/15 07:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 11.91 128 96 G. Psc 00:48:24.0 +05:16:28 5.8 1.29 134 PPM 143866 00:46:05.8 +06:05:26 8.0 0.51 134 PPM 143818 00:43:31.3 +06:09:15 9.1 0.21 133 PPM 143832 00:44:39.8 +06:04:56 10.5 0.17 133 00QA243 00:44:04.0 +05:59:24 15.4 133 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:16:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute