Event between (500888) 13JP65 and star GA0780:05196822 with event index number of 282170
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/06 16:06:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:22:00.3 -10:59:37
Equinox of date position of star is 16:23:01.8 -11:02:11
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 59 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 40.7 AU from the Sun
and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 333 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2051 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 500888, (2020/07/06 16:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.1 -26:28:33 0.9 15.54 53 13Zet Oph 16:38:17.4 -10:36:26 2.6 3.75 56 15Psi Sco 16:13:07.4 -10:06:57 4.9 2.63 62 PPM 231649 16:25:20.3 -11:56:39 8.0 1.05 58 PPM 231576 16:22:27.5 -10:55:45 9.6 0.20 59 500888 16:23:08.2 -11:02:27 16.7 59 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 500888, (2020/07/06 16:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.54 53 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 3.75 56 15Psi Sco 16:12:00.0 -10:03:51 4.9 2.63 62 PPM 231649 16:24:12.0 -11:53:53 8.0 1.05 58 PPM 231576 16:21:19.6 -10:52:54 9.6 0.20 59 500888 16:22:00.3 -10:59:37 16.7 59 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/08/01 17:50:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute