Event between 03LD9 and star GA0700:21455782 with event index number of 1661865
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/28 14:33:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:14:34.9 -19:26:25
Equinox of date position of star is 18:15:45.5 -19:25:59
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 120 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 21% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 42.7 AU from the Sun
and 43.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 777 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2268 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=295.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.8 sec chord
Diameter=120.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 03LD9, (2020/02/28 14:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.8 -26:28:30 0.9 25.15 143 Nunki 18:56:30.8 -26:16:12 2.0 11.60 111 PPM 234244 18:16:41.9 -18:39:13 6.1 0.81 120 PPM 234237 18:16:28.0 -18:59:06 7.6 0.48 120 PPM 234227 18:15:58.3 -19:29:09 9.0 0.07 120 03LD9 18:15:46.4 -19:25:59 16.5 120 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 03LD9, (2020/02/28 14:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.15 143 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 11.60 111 PPM 234244 18:15:30.8 -18:39:42 6.1 0.81 120 PPM 234237 18:15:16.8 -18:59:34 7.6 0.48 120 PPM 234227 18:14:46.7 -19:29:36 9.0 0.07 120 03LD9 18:14:34.9 -19:26:25 16.5 120 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/12/01 22:49:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute