Event between 02GW32 and star GA0640:08090013 with event index number of 258469
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/25 21:25:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:38:24.5 -24:57:07
Equinox of date position of star is 16:39:38.3 -24:59:27
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.7
TNO is 37.2 AU from the Sun
and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 596 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1779 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:4E
Star training set for 02GW32, (2020/05/25 21:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.7 -26:28:32 0.9 2.51 148 23Tau Sco 16:37:09.4 -28:15:24 2.8 3.31 149 22 Sco 16:31:27.1 -25:09:31 4.5 1.86 148 PPM 265814 16:43:23.8 -24:51:24 8.4 0.86 150 PPM 265748 16:39:29.2 -24:55:37 9.7 0.07 150 02GW32 16:39:39.1 -24:59:28 16.3 150 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 02GW32, (2020/05/25 21:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 2.51 148 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 3.31 149 22 Sco 16:30:12.5 -25:06:55 4.5 1.86 148 PPM 265814 16:42:09.2 -24:49:09 8.4 0.86 150 PPM 265748 16:38:14.6 -24:53:15 9.7 0.07 150 02GW32 16:38:24.5 -24:57:07 16.3 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/06 21:42:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute