Event between 03UN292 and star GA1120:01060743 with event index number of 1000079
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/11 19:05:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:15:31.3 +23:47:32
Equinox of date position of star is 05:16:46.1 +23:48:50
Stellar brightness G=13.3,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 102 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.1
TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun
and 39.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1282 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4058 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=196.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=80.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03UN292, (2020/11/11 19:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:07.2 +16:32:58 0.8 11.80 112 Alnath 05:27:36.8 +28:37:23 1.6 5.39 99 108 Tau 05:16:43.0 +22:18:25 6.2 1.51 102 PPM 094241 05:18:48.1 +24:01:50 7.9 0.51 101 PPM 094229 05:17:57.0 +24:08:14 9.9 0.42 102 PPM 094198 05:16:12.3 +23:57:33 10.1 0.20 102 03UN292 05:16:47.5 +23:48:52 13.3 102 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 03UN292, (2020/11/11 19:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 11.80 112 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 5.39 99 108 Tau 05:15:27.6 +22:17:05 6.2 1.51 102 PPM 094241 05:17:31.7 +24:00:34 7.9 0.51 101 PPM 094229 05:16:40.6 +24:06:56 9.9 0.42 102 PPM 094198 05:14:56.0 +23:56:12 10.1 0.20 102 03UN292 05:15:31.3 +23:47:32 13.3 102 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 22:40:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute