Event between 01DC106 and star GA0860:04100431 with event index number of 1027192
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/11 05:19:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:36:12.8 -02:00:32
Equinox of date position of star is 12:37:17.3 -02:07:26
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 23 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 16% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun
and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 240 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2442 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.5 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 01DC106, (2020/12/11 05:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:18.0 -11:16:12 1.0 15.21 10 Vindemiatrix 13:03:13.2 +10:50:49 2.8 14.49 25 PPM 195577 12:32:43.4 -05:10:04 6.4 3.25 23 PPM 178830 12:38:11.7 -02:26:17 7.5 0.39 23 PPM 178824 12:36:52.7 -02:27:25 9.9 0.35 23 01DC106 12:37:17.4 -02:07:26 13.2 23 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 01DC106, (2020/12/11 05:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 15.21 10 Vindemiatrix 13:02:10.2 +10:57:33 2.8 14.49 25 PPM 195577 12:31:38.7 -05:03:09 6.4 3.25 23 PPM 178830 12:37:07.1 -02:19:23 7.5 0.39 23 PPM 178824 12:35:48.1 -02:20:31 9.9 0.35 23 01DC106 12:36:12.8 -02:00:32 13.2 23 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/04 01:15:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute