Event between 04VM131 and star GA1020:01032832 with event index number of 253903
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/10 09:55:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:45:31.2 +13:59:10
Equinox of date position of star is 05:46:40.0 +13:59:35
Stellar brightness G=12.0,
use SENSEUP=16
Star is 147 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.4
TNO is 33.1 AU from the Sun
and 33.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 462 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3266 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=115.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=47.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 04VM131, (2020/04/10 09:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:16.2 +07:24:33 0.4 6.99 143 Bellatrix 05:26:13.2 +06:21:59 1.6 9.14 150 133 Tau 05:48:51.9 +13:54:20 5.0 0.54 146 PPM 121311 05:44:07.2 +14:11:11 7.6 0.65 147 133 Tau 05:48:51.9 +13:54:20 5.0 0.54 146 PPM 121322 05:44:41.8 +14:18:49 8.7 0.58 147 04VM131 05:46:40.3 +13:59:35 12.0 146 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 04VM131, (2020/04/10 09:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 6.99 143 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 9.14 150 133 Tau 05:47:42.9 +13:53:59 5.0 0.54 146 PPM 121311 05:42:58.0 +14:10:42 7.6 0.65 147 133 Tau 05:47:42.9 +13:53:59 5.0 0.54 146 PPM 121322 05:43:32.5 +14:18:21 8.7 0.58 147 04VM131 05:45:31.2 +13:59:10 12.0 147 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/08 20:24:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute