Event between 03UP292 and star GA1220:01777960 with event index number of 286162
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/30 13:53:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:27:17.9 +33:43:07
Equinox of date position of star is 05:28:37.8 +33:44:03
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 136 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.9
TNO is 29.1 AU from the Sun
and 29.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 174 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1860 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 03UP292, (2020/08/30 13:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:06.5 +16:32:57 0.8 20.73 122 Alnath 05:27:36.0 +28:37:23 1.6 5.12 136 19 Aur 05:21:22.8 +33:58:40 5.0 1.53 134 PPM 070391 05:29:07.8 +33:57:42 7.7 0.25 136 PPM 070357 05:28:09.3 +33:41:53 10.1 0.11 136 03UP292 05:28:39.7 +33:44:05 14.4 136 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 03UP292, (2020/08/30 13:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 20.73 122 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 5.12 136 19 Aur 05:20:00.9 +33:57:29 5.0 1.53 134 PPM 070391 05:27:45.9 +33:56:45 7.7 0.25 136 PPM 070357 05:26:47.6 +33:40:54 10.1 0.11 136 03UP292 05:27:17.9 +33:43:07 14.4 136 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/08 20:46:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute