Event between (469987) 06HJ123 and star GA0720:06194974 with event index number of 260890
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/09 18:22:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:29:22.1 -16:14:36
Equinox of date position of star is 16:30:28.9 -16:17:05
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 14 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2
TNO is 33.5 AU from the Sun
and 32.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 215 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1446 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.6 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469987, (2020/05/09 18:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.5 -26:28:32 0.9 10.19 13 13Zet Oph 16:38:16.9 -10:36:24 2.6 5.98 16 8Phi Oph 16:32:18.5 -16:39:20 4.0 0.56 13 PPM 231733 16:29:25.9 -16:15:22 7.5 0.27 14 PPM 231756 16:30:43.8 -16:11:59 9.8 0.10 14 469987 16:30:32.0 -16:17:12 15.2 13 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 469987, (2020/05/09 18:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 10.19 13 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 5.98 16 8Phi Oph 16:31:08.4 -16:36:46 4.0 0.56 13 PPM 231733 16:28:16.0 -16:12:44 7.5 0.27 14 PPM 231756 16:29:34.0 -16:09:23 9.8 0.10 14 469987 16:29:22.1 -16:14:36 15.2 14 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:36:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute