Event between 06HQ122 and star GA0760:05399077 with event index number of 247396
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/21 18:57:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:50:16.3 -12:20:38
Equinox of date position of star is 15:51:17.6 -12:23:56
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 74 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 40.4 AU from the Sun
and 40.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2794 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4849 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=328.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 47.7 sec chord
Diameter=133.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 06HQ122, (2020/02/21 18:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.7 -26:28:30 0.9 16.82 62 8Bet1Sco 16:06:36.7 -19:51:32 2.6 8.30 69 PPM 230856 15:52:46.1 -14:11:34 6.2 1.82 74 PPM 230863 15:53:04.0 -12:35:48 7.7 0.45 74 PPM 230845 15:52:25.9 -12:28:29 9.4 0.27 74 06HQ122 15:51:23.2 -12:24:14 15.2 74 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 06HQ122, (2020/02/21 18:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.82 62 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 8.30 69 PPM 230856 15:51:38.4 -14:08:01 6.2 1.82 74 PPM 230863 15:51:57.0 -12:32:15 7.7 0.45 74 PPM 230845 15:51:19.0 -12:24:55 9.4 0.27 74 06HQ122 15:50:16.3 -12:20:38 15.2 74 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:54:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute