Event between 03KO20 and star GA0700:05789492 with event index number of 253663
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/04 17:54:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:28:32.3 -18:44:02
Equinox of date position of star is 15:29:36.9 -18:47:52
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 87 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2
TNO is 45.2 AU from the Sun
and 44.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 753 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3499 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.7 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03KO20, (2020/04/04 17:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.2 -26:28:31 0.9 16.00 102 7Del Sco 16:01:32.1 -22:40:40 2.3 8.39 95 PPM 230380 15:33:46.7 -19:44:17 5.5 1.34 88 PPM 230293 15:29:52.8 -18:47:33 8.3 0.04 87 03KO20 15:29:41.9 -18:48:10 16.0 87 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 03KO20, (2020/04/04 17:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.00 102 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 8.39 95 PPM 230380 15:32:36.7 -19:40:14 5.5 1.34 88 PPM 230293 15:28:43.2 -18:43:25 8.3 0.04 87 03KO20 15:28:32.3 -18:44:02 16.0 87 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/26 20:53:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute