Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0820:11376624 with event index number of 339897
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/22 14:56:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:42:34.6 -06:33:32
Equinox of date position of star is 18:43:37.3 -06:32:19
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 126 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4
TNO is 46.6 AU from the Sun
and 45.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 275 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2608 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 69.9 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 28.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 307261, (2019/08/22 14:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:36.9 -26:28:26 0.9 37.40 156 60Bet Oph 17:44:26.6 +04:33:38 2.8 18.48 137 PPM 202054 18:43:39.7 -07:03:12 6.5 0.51 126 PPM 202031 18:42:37.1 -06:33:13 9.4 0.25 126 307261 18:43:37.9 -06:32:18 15.6 126 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 307261, (2019/08/22 14:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 37.40 156 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:05 2.8 18.48 137 PPM 202054 18:42:36.1 -07:04:26 6.5 0.51 126 PPM 202031 18:41:33.7 -06:34:25 9.4 0.25 126 307261 18:42:34.6 -06:33:32 15.6 126 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:35:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute