Event between 05LB54 and star GA0660:15276760 with event index number of 294149
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/22 15:08:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:35:42.6 -22:39:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:36:51.3 -22:39:50
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 58 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 41.7 AU from the Sun
and 42.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1244 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3335 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=390.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.4 sec chord
Diameter=159.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 05LB54, (2020/02/22 15:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.7 -26:28:30 0.9 15.53 72 35Eta Oph 17:11:32.1 -15:44:55 2.6 9.15 65 PPM 267109 17:39:57.6 -21:55:22 6.4 1.02 57 PPM 267094 17:39:16.9 -22:35:33 8.4 0.55 57 PPM 267043 17:36:46.0 -22:34:37 9.3 0.10 58 05LB54 17:36:55.8 -22:39:53 13.2 58 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 05LB54, (2020/02/22 15:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.53 72 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.15 65 PPM 267109 17:38:44.8 -21:54:46 6.4 1.02 57 PPM 267094 17:38:03.8 -22:34:55 8.4 0.55 57 PPM 267043 17:35:32.9 -22:33:55 9.3 0.10 58 05LB54 17:35:42.6 -22:39:11 13.2 58 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/11/29 20:33:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute