Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star GA0660:09001897 with event index number of 247460
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/02 21:51:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:01:54.1 -23:21:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:03:04.8 -23:23:08
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 176 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2
TNO is 30.4 AU from the Sun
and 30.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.5
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 454 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2929 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 36.5 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 470593, (2020/03/02 21:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.8 -26:28:30 0.9 7.98 172 23Tau Sco 16:37:08.5 -28:15:22 2.8 7.61 172 26 Oph 17:01:23.8 -25:01:05 5.8 1.68 175 PPM 266304 17:03:22.0 -23:18:58 8.4 0.09 176 470593 17:03:07.4 -23:23:12 15.5 176 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 470593, (2020/03/02 21:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.98 172 23Tau Sco 16:35:53.0 -28:12:58 2.8 7.61 172 26 Oph 17:00:09.6 -24:59:22 5.8 1.68 175 PPM 266304 17:02:08.7 -23:17:18 8.4 0.09 176 470593 17:01:54.1 -23:21:31 15.5 176 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:19:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute