Event between 03YJ179 and star GA1140:01858727 with event index number of 1031819
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/01/25 13:43:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:06:45.8 +24:43:11
Equinox of date position of star is 06:08:03.5 +24:42:58
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 4 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 40.3 AU from the Sun
and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3
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 373 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2085 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=235.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=96.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03YJ179, (2021/01/25 13:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.8 +07:24:33 0.4 17.53 17 Alnath 05:27:37.5 +28:37:24 1.6 9.84 7 1 Gem 06:05:24.1 +23:15:37 4.2 1.58 4 PPM 095455 06:09:28.2 +23:51:24 8.3 0.92 5 PPM 095401 06:08:00.9 +24:44:50 9.4 0.03 4 03YJ179 06:08:03.5 +24:42:58 16.9 5 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 03YJ179, (2021/01/25 13:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 17.53 17 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 9.84 7 1 Gem 06:04:07.2 +23:15:46 4.2 1.58 4 PPM 095455 06:08:11.0 +23:51:41 8.3 0.92 5 PPM 095401 06:06:43.2 +24:45:03 9.4 0.03 4 03YJ179 06:06:45.8 +24:43:11 16.9 4 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/18 20:55:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute