Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star UC4-652-023683 with event index number of 229917
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/11 19:09:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:49:06.9 +40:13:04
Equinox of date position of star is 04:50:21.8 +40:14:53
Stellar brightness R=13.8,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 20 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
TNO is 16.2 AU from the Sun
and 15.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 374 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5524 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 248835, (2019/12/11 19:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:04.0 +16:32:52 0.8 23.88 6 3Iot Aur 04:58:17.7 +33:11:45 2.7 7.23 13 PPM 047304 04:45:36.1 +40:49:19 6.0 1.09 20 PPM 047344 04:48:07.3 +40:20:49 6.9 0.46 20 PPM 069653 04:49:30.3 +40:00:03 9.9 0.31 20 248835 04:50:29.7 +40:15:04 13.8 20 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 248835, (2019/12/11 19:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 23.88 6 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 7.23 13 PPM 047304 04:44:13.0 +40:47:10 6.0 1.09 20 PPM 047344 04:46:44.5 +40:18:44 6.9 0.46 20 PPM 069653 04:48:07.7 +39:58:01 9.9 0.31 20 248835 04:49:06.9 +40:13:04 13.8 20 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/01/09 17:49:24 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute