Event between 00YX1 and star GA1140:01067658 with event index number of 999233
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/16 08:36:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:14:20.7 +24:16:03
Equinox of date position of star is 05:15:34.7 +24:17:22
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.5
TNO is 43.0 AU from the Sun
and 43.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1037 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2480 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 00YX1, (2020/03/16 08:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:05.0 +16:32:54 0.8 11.88 163 Alnath 05:27:34.3 +28:37:21 1.6 5.10 173 103 Tau 05:09:20.6 +24:17:24 5.3 1.42 172 PPM 094178 05:14:17.6 +24:25:10 8.4 0.32 173 PPM 094210 05:16:42.2 +24:11:48 10.4 0.27 174 00YX1 05:15:34.8 +24:17:22 16.6 174 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 00YX1, (2020/03/16 08:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 11.88 163 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 5.10 173 103 Tau 05:08:06.6 +24:15:54 5.3 1.42 172 PPM 094178 05:13:03.4 +24:23:49 8.4 0.32 173 PPM 094210 05:15:28.2 +24:10:31 10.4 0.27 174 00YX1 05:14:20.7 +24:16:03 16.6 174 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/06 21:32:39 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute