Event between 00KK4 and star GA0820:06514741 with event index number of 1986979
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/08 12:35:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:45:00.7 -06:24:05
Equinox of date position of star is 17:46:09.6 -06:24:32
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 44.7 AU from the Sun
and 43.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.6
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 253 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1947 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=345.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Diameter=140.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 00KK4, (2021/07/08 12:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.8 -26:28:40 0.9 26.93 160 60Bet Oph 17:44:32.2 +04:33:36 2.8 10.98 150 PPM 201153 17:53:48.0 -06:08:50 5.9 1.91 161 PPM 201041 17:48:07.2 -06:12:59 8.4 0.52 161 PPM 200991 17:45:36.0 -06:24:50 9.8 0.14 161 00KK4 17:46:10.1 -06:24:32 15.8 161 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 00KK4, (2021/07/08 12:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 26.93 160 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 10.98 150 PPM 201153 17:52:38.7 -06:08:37 5.9 1.91 161 PPM 201041 17:46:57.9 -06:12:36 8.4 0.52 161 PPM 200991 17:44:26.6 -06:24:22 9.8 0.14 161 00KK4 17:45:00.7 -06:24:05 15.8 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/17 01:04:38 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute