Event between (444745) 07JF43 and star GA0780:05249291 with event index number of 280349
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/28 08:43:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:26:51.1 -11:28:41
Equinox of date position of star is 16:27:59.3 -11:31:22
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 21 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.8
TNO is 37.0 AU from the Sun
and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 149 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1411 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 444745, (2020/07/28 08:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.3 -26:28:33 0.9 14.97 24 13Zet Oph 16:38:17.6 -10:36:26 2.6 2.69 24 3Ups Oph 16:28:55.0 -08:24:58 4.2 3.12 22 PPM 231692 16:27:27.0 -11:31:53 8.5 0.13 21 PPM 231711 16:28:27.3 -11:28:08 9.5 0.13 21 444745 16:27:59.5 -11:31:23 16.3 21 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 444745, (2020/07/28 08:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 14.97 24 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 2.69 24 3Ups Oph 16:27:48.0 -08:22:18 4.2 3.12 22 PPM 231692 16:26:18.5 -11:29:10 8.5 0.13 21 PPM 231711 16:27:19.0 -11:25:27 9.5 0.13 21 444745 16:26:51.1 -11:28:41 16.3 21 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/03 21:12:24 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute