Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0660:08792168 with event index number of 279029
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/18 20:00:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:59:38.4 -23:48:02
Equinox of date position of star is 17:00:46.6 -23:49:39
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 163 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 41.4 AU from the Sun
and 40.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.5
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 685 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3608 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.7 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 363401, (2020/07/18 20:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.2 -26:28:33 0.9 7.33 156 23Tau Sco 16:37:09.9 -28:15:25 2.8 6.93 158 26 Oph 17:01:25.2 -25:01:07 5.8 1.19 163 PPM 266216 17:00:02.1 -24:01:00 8.5 0.27 163 PPM 266234 17:00:41.5 -23:34:51 9.4 0.25 163 363401 17:00:53.3 -23:49:48 15.2 163 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 363401, (2020/07/18 20:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.33 156 23Tau Sco 16:35:53.0 -28:12:58 2.8 6.93 158 26 Oph 17:00:09.6 -24:59:22 5.8 1.19 163 PPM 266216 16:58:47.2 -23:59:13 8.5 0.27 163 PPM 266234 16:59:26.7 -23:33:04 9.4 0.25 163 363401 16:59:38.4 -23:48:02 15.2 163 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/09/21 18:02:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute