Event between 02GV32 and star GA0660:18535762 with event index number of 1037194
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/02 04:53:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:45:07.7 -23:56:00
Equinox of date position of star is 17:46:19.0 -23:56:25
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 158 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 44% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 32.0 AU from the Sun
and 32.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 584 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1545 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.8 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 02GV32, (2020/03/02 04:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.8 -26:28:30 0.9 17.30 171 35Eta Oph 17:11:32.2 -15:44:55 2.6 11.58 166 PPM 267309 17:48:58.8 -22:29:01 6.1 1.58 158 PPM 267267 17:47:39.4 -24:08:52 8.4 0.36 158 PPM 267241 17:46:44.5 -23:44:16 9.2 0.22 158 02GV32 17:46:21.7 -23:56:25 16.6 158 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 02GV32, (2020/03/02 04:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.30 171 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.58 166 PPM 267309 17:47:45.6 -22:28:40 6.1 1.58 158 PPM 267267 17:46:25.3 -24:08:29 8.4 0.36 158 PPM 267241 17:45:30.7 -23:43:52 9.2 0.22 158 02GV32 17:45:07.7 -23:56:00 16.6 158 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:19:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute