Event between (168703) 00GP183 and star GA0660:06668971 with event index number of 278161
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/14 11:24:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:42:20.9 -22:43:58
Equinox of date position of star is 15:43:33.5 -22:47:49
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 159 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 36% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.8
TNO is 36.8 AU from the Sun
and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 205 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1541 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=380.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=155.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 168703, (2020/07/14 11:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.2 -26:28:33 0.9 11.31 148 7Del Sco 16:01:33.1 -22:40:43 2.3 4.15 156 PPM 264469 15:39:00.7 -23:12:30 5.8 1.12 160 PPM 264578 15:43:06.1 -23:20:12 8.1 0.55 159 PPM 264562 15:42:32.4 -22:44:45 9.6 0.24 159 168703 15:43:33.6 -22:47:49 16.3 159 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 168703, (2020/07/14 11:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.31 148 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 4.15 156 PPM 264469 15:37:48.0 -23:08:32 5.8 1.12 160 PPM 264578 15:41:53.2 -23:16:20 8.1 0.55 159 PPM 264562 15:41:19.8 -22:40:52 9.6 0.24 159 168703 15:42:20.9 -22:43:58 16.3 159 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/03 21:02:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute