Event between 14UT114 and star GA1260:01306867 with event index number of 242163
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/16 12:41:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:36:13.8 +36:37:26
Equinox of date position of star is 04:37:27.6 +36:39:38
Stellar brightness G=13.3,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 117 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0
TNO is 15.9 AU from the Sun
and 15.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 216 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2116 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14UT114, (2020/01/16 12:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:04.4 +16:32:53 0.8 20.12 123 3Iot Aur 04:58:18.1 +33:11:46 2.7 5.48 114 PPM 069587 04:43:12.2 +38:19:00 6.2 2.00 115 PPM 069536 04:37:58.3 +36:59:30 7.6 0.34 117 PPM 069528 04:37:23.6 +36:42:25 9.6 0.06 117 14UT114 04:37:34.0 +36:39:49 13.3 117 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 14UT114, (2020/01/16 12:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 20.12 123 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 5.48 114 PPM 069587 04:41:50.6 +38:16:47 6.2 2.00 115 PPM 069536 04:36:37.9 +36:57:08 7.6 0.34 117 PPM 069528 04:36:03.4 +36:40:03 9.6 0.06 117 14UT114 04:36:13.8 +36:37:26 13.3 117 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:50:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute