Event between (501546) 14JJ80 and star GA0920:17855336 with event index number of 221860
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/06 19:56:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 21:38:17.4 +03:48:25
Equinox of date position of star is 21:39:15.2 +03:53:38
Stellar brightness G=12.5,
use SENSEUP=16
Star is 101 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8
TNO is 32.3 AU from the Sun
and 32.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 119 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2472 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=478.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.9 sec chord
Diameter=195.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 501546, (2019/05/06 19:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:42.9 -29:31:10 1.2 38.46 94 Markab 23:05:43.6 +15:18:35 2.5 24.14 78 25 Aqr 21:40:32.1 +02:19:53 6.5 1.60 102 PPM 172109 21:41:46.7 +03:59:08 8.2 0.63 101 PPM 172037 21:39:04.4 +04:13:22 9.5 0.33 101 PPM 172052 21:39:36.3 +03:51:15 10.5 0.09 101 501546 21:39:15.9 +03:53:42 12.5 101 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 501546, (2019/05/06 19:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.5 -29:37:23 1.2 38.46 94 Markab 23:04:45.7 +15:12:18 2.5 24.14 78 25 Aqr 21:39:33.2 +02:14:36 6.5 1.60 102 PPM 172109 21:40:48.3 +03:53:49 8.2 0.63 101 PPM 172037 21:38:06.0 +04:08:06 9.5 0.33 101 PPM 172052 21:38:37.8 +03:45:58 10.5 0.09 101 501546 21:38:17.4 +03:48:25 12.5 101 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:38:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute