Event between 03YN179 and star GA1140:02235602 with event index number of 211462
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/09/05 22:22:27 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:27:07.3 +24:36:46
Equinox of date position of star is 06:28:18.9 +24:35:59
Stellar brightness G=13.1,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 48% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7
TNO is 44.5 AU from the Sun
and 44.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1575 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2613 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.9 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03YN179, (2019/09/05 22:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:31.1 +27:58:38 1.1 17.83 136 Alhena 06:38:50.9 +16:22:51 1.9 8.58 151 PPM 095919 06:25:56.5 +25:02:12 6.3 0.70 155 PPM 095926 06:26:13.2 +24:17:23 8.5 0.57 155 PPM 095977 06:28:02.8 +24:44:27 9.7 0.15 154 03YN179 06:28:19.8 +24:35:59 13.1 154 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 03YN179, (2019/09/05 22:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.0 +28:01:33 1.1 17.83 136 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 8.58 151 PPM 095919 06:24:43.7 +25:02:55 6.3 0.70 155 PPM 095926 06:25:00.9 +24:18:07 8.5 0.57 155 PPM 095977 06:26:50.3 +24:45:14 9.7 0.15 154 03YN179 06:27:07.3 +24:36:46 13.1 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:38:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute