Event between (120061) 03CO1 and star GA0560:41814977 with event index number of 223797
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/18 19:01:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:04:19.3 -33:26:30
Equinox of date position of star is 20:05:32.4 -33:23:12
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 18.5 AU from the Sun
and 19.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 620 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5671 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=100.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=40.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 120061, (2019/11/18 19:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:44.7 -29:30:59 1.2 36.87 152 38Zet Sgr 19:03:52.5 -29:51:00 2.7 13.59 151 PPM 299648 20:01:36.9 -33:38:57 5.7 0.87 161 PPM 299755 20:06:16.3 -33:41:40 8.4 0.34 161 PPM 299756 20:06:18.1 -33:32:07 8.7 0.21 161 PPM 299753 20:06:13.0 -33:21:11 10.3 0.13 162 120061 20:05:35.4 -33:23:03 15.0 162 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 120061, (2019/11/18 19:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.5 -29:37:23 1.2 36.87 152 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 13.59 151 PPM 299648 20:00:20.5 -33:42:18 5.7 0.87 161 PPM 299755 20:05:00.1 -33:45:08 8.4 0.34 161 PPM 299756 20:05:01.9 -33:35:35 8.7 0.21 161 PPM 299753 20:04:56.9 -33:24:39 10.3 0.13 162 120061 20:04:19.3 -33:26:30 15.0 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/01/30 20:35:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute