Event between 00YE2 and star GA1100:01633057 with event index number of 999153
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/17 21:58:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:58:38.0 +20:42:34
Equinox of date position of star is 05:59:47.6 +20:42:36
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 175 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 38.3 AU from the Sun
and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2289 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4288 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=133.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Diameter=54.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 00YE2, (2020/11/17 21:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.2 +07:24:33 0.4 13.33 162 Alhena 06:38:55.1 +16:22:47 1.9 10.21 170 54Chi1Ori 05:55:37.2 +20:16:42 5.1 1.09 174 PPM 095130 05:58:22.8 +20:58:42 8.3 0.44 175 PPM 095174 05:59:58.0 +20:44:46 9.2 0.04 175 00YE2 05:59:52.8 +20:42:36 16.4 175 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, (2020/11/17 21:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 13.33 162 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 10.21 170 54Chi1Ori 05:54:22.7 +20:16:32 5.1 1.09 174 PPM 095130 05:57:07.9 +20:58:38 8.3 0.44 175 PPM 095174 05:58:43.2 +20:44:45 9.2 0.04 175 00YE2 05:58:38.0 +20:42:34 16.4 175 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 00:38:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute