Event between 00YE2 and star GA1100:01431754 with event index number of 231263
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/28 15:20:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:47:46.6 +20:44:33
Equinox of date position of star is 05:48:56.1 +20:44:53
Stellar brightness G=14.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 142 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1
TNO is 38.3 AU from the Sun
and 37.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 930 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3883 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=133.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Diameter=54.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 00YE2, (2019/12/28 15:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:15.3 +07:24:33 0.4 13.45 140 Alnath 05:27:33.4 +28:37:21 1.6 9.25 137 PPM 121513 05:53:34.5 +19:52:17 6.4 1.39 143 PPM 094877 05:48:50.1 +20:56:46 7.9 0.20 142 PPM 094896 05:49:28.1 +20:46:30 8.9 0.12 142 00YE2 05:48:58.1 +20:44:53 14.8 142 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 00YE2, (2019/12/28 15:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 13.45 140 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 9.25 137 PPM 121513 05:52:23.4 +19:52:04 6.4 1.39 143 PPM 094877 05:47:38.4 +20:56:26 7.9 0.20 142 PPM 094896 05:48:16.5 +20:46:10 8.9 0.12 142 00YE2 05:47:46.6 +20:44:33 14.8 142 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:05:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute