Event between 03YQ179 and star GA1140:03198933 with event index number of 231565
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/26 19:38:27 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:43:54.9 +24:56:48
Equinox of date position of star is 09:45:01.4 +24:51:25
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 37.2 AU from the Sun
and 36.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 250 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2617 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.1 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 03YQ179, (2019/12/26 19:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:26.1 +11:52:08 1.3 14.21 132 17Eps Leo 09:46:58.9 +23:40:53 3.0 1.25 140 PPM 099794 09:43:29.8 +25:29:54 8.2 0.73 141 PPM 099818 09:45:30.9 +25:08:52 10.4 0.31 141 03YQ179 09:45:03.3 +24:51:16 16.1 141 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 03YQ179, (2019/12/26 19:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 14.21 132 17Eps Leo 09:45:51.0 +23:46:27 3.0 1.25 140 PPM 099794 09:42:21.2 +25:35:25 8.2 0.73 141 PPM 099818 09:44:22.5 +25:14:25 10.4 0.31 141 03YQ179 09:43:54.9 +24:56:48 16.1 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:04:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute