Event between 02GY32 and star GA0680:06899802 with event index number of 250423
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/29 02:36:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:18:07.7 -20:45:37
Equinox of date position of star is 16:19:19.0 -20:48:30
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.8
TNO is 36.7 AU from the Sun
and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 523 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2196 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=202.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=82.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 02GY32, (2020/03/29 02:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.1 -26:28:31 0.9 6.23 168 8Bet1Sco 16:06:37.0 -19:51:33 2.6 3.13 177 PPM 265395 16:20:19.1 -20:15:57 6.3 0.59 174 PPM 265409 16:21:06.9 -20:49:47 8.4 0.42 173 PPM 265347 16:18:04.7 -20:49:53 9.6 0.29 174 02GY32 16:19:19.2 -20:48:31 15.5 174 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 02GY32, (2020/03/29 02:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 6.23 168 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 3.13 177 PPM 265395 16:19:07.8 -20:13:06 6.3 0.59 174 PPM 265409 16:19:55.4 -20:46:57 8.4 0.42 173 PPM 265347 16:16:53.2 -20:46:58 9.6 0.29 174 02GY32 16:18:07.7 -20:45:37 15.5 174 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/06 21:34:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute