Event between (83982) Crantor and star GA0700:34577787 with event index number of 273103
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/11 15:39:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 21:36:38.6 -19:06:54
Equinox of date position of star is 21:37:40.4 -19:01:53
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 13 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 66% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 19.6 AU from the Sun
and 19.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.2
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 633 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4114 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 83982, (2020/06/11 15:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:46.5 -29:30:48 1.2 21.18 16 39Eps Cap 21:38:13.3 -19:22:24 4.6 0.37 13 PPM 239109 21:38:46.1 -19:08:18 7.9 0.26 13 PPM 239071 21:37:20.2 -18:53:04 9.8 0.17 13 83982 21:37:47.0 -19:01:21 14.1 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 83982, (2020/06/11 15:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.5 -29:37:23 1.2 21.18 16 39Eps Cap 21:37:04.9 -19:27:57 4.6 0.37 13 PPM 239109 21:37:37.7 -19:13:52 7.9 0.26 13 PPM 239071 21:36:11.8 -18:58:37 9.8 0.17 13 83982 21:36:38.6 -19:06:54 14.1 13 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/25 21:39:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute