Event between 95DC2 and star GA0900:03840194 with event index number of 254826
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/14 11:58:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:11:11.8 +00:02:48
Equinox of date position of star is 12:12:08.5 -00:03:21
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 107 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 55% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9
TNO is 44.0 AU from the Sun
and 43.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 340 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5124 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=201.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=82.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 95DC2, (2020/04/14 11:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:15.9 -11:16:00 1.0 21.53 86 Denebola 11:50:05.7 +14:27:31 2.1 15.52 118 10 Vir 12:10:43.7 +01:47:03 5.9 1.89 108 PPM 158596 12:12:27.8 +00:04:51 8.5 0.16 107 95DC2 12:12:14.2 -00:03:58 15.3 107 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 95DC2, (2020/04/14 11:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 21.53 86 Denebola 11:49:03.0 +14:34:17 2.1 15.52 118 10 Vir 12:09:41.4 +01:53:49 5.9 1.89 108 PPM 158596 12:11:25.4 +00:11:37 8.5 0.16 107 95DC2 12:11:11.8 +00:02:48 15.3 107 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:59:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute