Event between 10EL139 and star GA0540:06833488 with event index number of 294963
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/27 21:34:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:54:13.0 -34:25:50
Equinox of date position of star is 13:55:21.3 -34:31:31
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 118 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 9% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3
TNO is 37.3 AU from the Sun
and 37.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 192 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3802 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=496.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.6 sec chord
Diameter=202.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 10EL139, (2020/01/27 21:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:15.2 -11:15:56 1.0 24.19 137 5The Cen 14:07:52.3 -36:28:04 2.1 3.20 114 PPM 291956 13:55:02.5 -35:24:46 6.4 0.89 117 PPM 291971 13:55:48.8 -34:41:45 7.1 0.19 117 10EL139 13:55:23.6 -34:31:43 17.0 117 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 10EL139, (2020/01/27 21:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 24.19 137 5The Cen 14:06:40.1 -36:22:22 2.1 3.20 114 PPM 291956 13:53:51.6 -35:18:53 6.4 0.89 117 PPM 291971 13:54:38.1 -34:35:53 7.1 0.19 117 10EL139 13:54:13.0 -34:25:50 17.0 118 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:12:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute