Event between 00KL4 and star GA0840:06978899 with event index number of 360679
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/17 20:54:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:03:36.6 -05:46:04
Equinox of date position of star is 18:04:41.4 -05:45:56
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 52 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.1
TNO is 39.2 AU from the Sun
and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.4
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 315 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2468 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=187.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=76.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 00KL4, (2020/10/17 20:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:41.2 -26:28:35 0.9 30.52 31 60Bet Oph 17:44:30.0 +04:33:36 2.8 11.49 50 PPM 201278 18:00:43.0 -04:49:18 5.8 1.37 51 PPM 201323 18:03:29.6 -05:44:02 8.0 0.31 52 PPM 201339 18:04:15.0 -05:37:37 9.9 0.18 52 00KL4 18:04:43.3 -05:45:56 16.8 52 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 00KL4, (2020/10/17 20:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 30.52 31 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:05 2.8 11.49 50 PPM 201278 17:59:36.8 -04:49:18 5.8 1.37 51 PPM 201323 18:02:22.9 -05:44:08 8.0 0.31 52 PPM 201339 18:03:08.3 -05:37:44 9.9 0.18 52 00KL4 18:03:36.6 -05:46:04 16.8 52 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/06 22:13:58 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute