Event between (444030) 04NT33 and star GA1080:17844693 with event index number of 316387
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/15 09:52:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 21:45:36.4 +19:25:27
Equinox of date position of star is 21:46:31.7 +19:30:55
Stellar brightness G=13.9,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 135 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 88% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.9
TNO is 39.3 AU from the Sun
and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 198 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2310 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=660.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.4 sec chord
Diameter=269.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 444030, (2019/12/15 09:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:42:06.8 +45:21:09 1.3 29.07 113 Markab 23:05:45.4 +15:18:47 2.5 19.34 126 PPM 113638 21:50:22.9 +20:33:22 6.3 1.38 133 PPM 140628 21:47:39.5 +19:34:12 7.9 0.27 134 PPM 140591 21:46:14.7 +19:35:39 10.9 0.10 135 444030 21:46:32.6 +19:31:01 13.9 134 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 444030, (2019/12/15 09:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:41:25.9 +45:16:49 1.3 29.07 113 Markab 23:04:45.8 +15:12:18 2.5 19.34 126 PPM 113638 21:49:26.9 +20:27:45 6.3 1.38 133 PPM 140628 21:46:43.4 +19:28:38 7.9 0.27 134 PPM 140591 21:45:18.5 +19:30:06 10.9 0.10 135 444030 21:45:36.4 +19:25:27 13.9 135 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/08/22 20:03:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute