Event between 00WT169 and star GA1120:01867679 with event index number of 1022104
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/08 22:50:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:10:36.4 +22:51:16
Equinox of date position of star is 06:11:52.5 +22:50:55
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 87 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 40% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 45.1 AU from the Sun
and 44.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 306 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2006 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=361.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Diameter=147.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 00WT169, (2020/12/08 22:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.4 +07:24:33 0.4 15.89 92 Alhena 06:38:55.3 +16:22:47 1.9 9.07 81 3 Gem 06:11:00.3 +23:06:29 5.5 0.33 87 6 Gem 06:13:35.3 +22:54:07 8.4 0.40 87 3 Gem 06:11:00.3 +23:06:29 5.5 0.33 87 PPM 095558 06:12:14.8 +22:48:42 11.0 0.09 87 00WT169 06:11:52.5 +22:50:55 15.6 87 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 00WT169, (2020/12/08 22:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 15.89 92 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.07 81 3 Gem 06:09:44.0 +23:06:48 5.5 0.33 87 6 Gem 06:12:19.1 +22:54:30 8.4 0.40 87 3 Gem 06:09:44.0 +23:06:48 5.5 0.33 87 PPM 095558 06:10:58.7 +22:49:04 11.0 0.09 87 00WT169 06:10:36.4 +22:51:16 15.6 87 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/02 11:32:39 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute