Event between (175113) 04PF115 and star GA0700:34796415 with event index number of 261942
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/08 16:05:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 23:16:44.4 -18:40:19
Equinox of date position of star is 23:17:48.2 -18:33:41
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 98 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.4
TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun
and 42.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 200 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2166 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=831.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=339.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 175113, (2020/05/08 16:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:46.3 -29:30:50 1.2 11.78 89 PPM 241468 23:20:28.2 -17:57:50 5.9 0.87 98 PPM 241416 23:18:02.8 -18:45:43 7.1 0.21 98 PPM 241424 23:18:17.2 -18:39:35 9.2 0.15 98 175113 23:17:48.7 -18:33:38 15.2 98 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 175113, (2020/05/08 16:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:23 1.2 11.78 89 PPM 241468 23:19:24.1 -18:04:31 5.9 0.87 98 PPM 241416 23:16:58.5 -18:52:23 7.1 0.21 98 PPM 241424 23:17:12.9 -18:46:16 9.2 0.15 98 175113 23:16:44.4 -18:40:19 15.2 98 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/16 21:32:23 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute