Event between 03UT292 and star GA0960:01380027 with event index number of 362922
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/26 19:04:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:14:07.7 +07:40:46
Equinox of date position of star is 06:15:14.3 +07:40:20
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 110 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 80% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.6
TNO is 27.9 AU from the Sun
and 27.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 209 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1613 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=235.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Diameter=96.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 03UT292, (2020/10/26 19:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.0 +07:24:33 0.4 4.71 105 Alhena 06:38:54.9 +16:22:47 1.9 10.45 117 PPM 150217 06:18:05.8 +07:02:37 6.4 0.94 111 PPM 150094 06:14:09.6 +07:31:39 8.2 0.31 110 PPM 150149 06:15:55.7 +07:53:51 9.3 0.28 110 PPM 150125 06:15:06.6 +07:52:05 10.2 0.20 110 03UT292 06:15:15.4 +07:40:20 15.4 110 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 03UT292, (2020/10/26 19:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 4.71 105 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 10.45 117 PPM 150217 06:16:58.4 +07:03:08 6.4 0.94 111 PPM 150094 06:13:01.9 +07:32:03 8.2 0.31 110 PPM 150149 06:14:47.8 +07:54:19 9.3 0.28 110 PPM 150125 06:13:58.8 +07:52:32 10.2 0.20 110 03UT292 06:14:07.7 +07:40:46 15.4 110 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 22:21:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute