Event between (5145) Pholus and star GA0780:08594671 with event index number of 316161
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/02 14:54:05 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:59:17.7 -10:50:58
Equinox of date position of star is 18:00:22.4 -10:50:59
Stellar brightness G=14.0,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 117 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
TNO is 28.3 AU from the Sun
and 27.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 185 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2013 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 5145, (2019/08/02 14:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:36.7 -26:28:26 0.9 26.30 99 35Eta Oph 17:11:30.2 -15:44:52 2.6 12.86 106 64Nu Oph 18:00:06.3 -09:46:28 3.3 1.08 117 PPM 233806 17:58:41.1 -11:32:05 8.5 0.80 117 PPM 233856 18:00:17.7 -10:34:52 9.7 0.27 117 5145 18:00:22.9 -10:50:59 14.0 117 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 5145, (2019/08/02 14:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 26.30 99 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 12.86 106 64Nu Oph 17:59:01.6 -09:46:27 3.3 1.08 117 PPM 233806 17:57:35.5 -11:32:02 8.5 0.80 117 PPM 233856 17:59:12.5 -10:34:52 9.7 0.27 117 5145 17:59:17.7 -10:50:58 14.0 117 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:30:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute