Event between 02GR32 and star GA0700:06593229 with event index number of 275458
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/07 11:46:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:36:20.9 -19:38:08
Equinox of date position of star is 16:37:31.9 -19:40:32
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 64 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.2
TNO is 32.3 AU from the Sun
and 31.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2191 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4446 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=108.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=44.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 02GR32, (2020/07/07 11:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.1 -26:28:33 0.9 6.98 64 8Bet1Sco 16:06:38.0 -19:51:36 2.6 7.28 71 PPM 232040 16:43:06.2 -19:57:43 5.8 1.34 62 PPM 231956 16:39:46.6 -18:51:55 7.1 0.97 64 PPM 231909 16:37:51.4 -19:38:33 9.3 0.08 64 02GR32 16:37:33.1 -19:40:34 15.8 64 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 02GR32, (2020/07/07 11:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 6.98 64 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 7.28 71 PPM 232040 16:41:53.7 -19:55:27 5.8 1.34 62 PPM 231956 16:38:34.7 -18:49:33 7.1 0.97 64 PPM 231909 16:36:39.2 -19:36:08 9.3 0.08 64 02GR32 16:36:20.9 -19:38:08 15.8 64 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/06 21:57:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute