Event between 00YE2 and star GA1100:01373667 with event index number of 250318
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/30 16:54:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:44:22.3 +20:47:08
Equinox of date position of star is 05:45:31.9 +20:47:33
Stellar brightness G=14.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 6 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 33% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.3
TNO is 38.3 AU from the Sun
and 38.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1251 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2528 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=133.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Diameter=54.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 00YE2, (2020/03/30 16:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:16.1 +07:24:33 0.4 13.63 17 Alnath 05:27:34.4 +28:37:22 1.6 8.83 7 PPM 094621 05:40:40.2 +21:46:21 6.4 1.51 5 PPM 094785 05:45:59.2 +20:32:53 8.2 0.26 7 PPM 094783 05:45:54.2 +20:42:38 9.3 0.11 6 00YE2 05:45:34.8 +20:47:34 14.6 7 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, (2020/03/30 16:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 13.63 17 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 8.83 7 PPM 094621 05:39:27.1 +21:45:46 6.4 1.51 5 PPM 094785 05:44:46.8 +20:32:27 8.2 0.26 7 PPM 094783 05:44:41.7 +20:42:12 9.3 0.11 6 00YE2 05:44:22.3 +20:47:08 14.6 6 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:25:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute