Event between 06QJ181 and star GA1060:01354070 with event index number of 254004
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/06 22:29:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:51:37.5 +16:24:27
Equinox of date position of star is 05:52:47.5 +16:24:41
Stellar brightness G=14.0,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 93 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.3
TNO is 32.1 AU from the Sun
and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 287 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1846 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=245.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=100.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:1EE+3:1II
Star training set for 06QJ181, (2020/04/06 22:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:16.2 +07:24:33 0.4 9.04 93 Alhena 06:38:53.0 +16:22:49 1.9 11.05 82 131 Tau 05:48:22.4 +14:29:39 5.7 2.19 95 PPM 121449 05:51:12.4 +16:01:04 8.3 0.55 94 PPM 121453 05:51:28.1 +16:34:36 10.4 0.36 94 06QJ181 05:52:47.8 +16:24:41 14.0 93 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 06QJ181, (2020/04/06 22:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 9.04 93 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 11.05 82 131 Tau 05:47:13.1 +14:29:18 5.7 2.19 95 PPM 121449 05:50:02.3 +16:00:47 8.3 0.55 94 PPM 121453 05:50:17.7 +16:34:20 10.4 0.36 94 06QJ181 05:51:37.5 +16:24:27 14.0 93 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/09 20:49:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute