Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1480:05845591 with event index number of 336736
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/27 21:17:44 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:47:21.0 +59:07:52
Equinox of date position of star is 19:47:42.2 +59:10:49
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 95 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.7
TNO is 12.8 AU from the Sun
and 12.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 36.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
14.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 38 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
486 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 342842, (2019/10/27 21:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:42:06.5 +45:21:07 1.3 16.07 102 Alderamin 21:19:03.1 +62:40:12 2.4 11.56 105 PPM 037931 19:56:18.0 +58:53:58 5.0 1.14 96 PPM 037800 19:48:36.5 +59:28:26 7.2 0.31 95 PPM 037754 19:46:22.8 +59:12:02 9.4 0.17 94 342842 19:47:42.4 +59:10:52 16.4 95 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 342842, (2019/10/27 21:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:41:25.9 +45:16:49 1.3 16.07 102 Alderamin 21:18:35.2 +62:35:09 2.4 11.56 105 PPM 037931 19:55:55.4 +58:50:45 5.0 1.14 96 PPM 037800 19:48:15.4 +59:25:25 7.2 0.31 95 PPM 037754 19:46:01.5 +59:09:05 9.4 0.17 94 342842 19:47:21.0 +59:07:52 16.4 95 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/08/02 22:12:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute