Event between 03YN179 and star GA1140:02124114 with event index number of 243397
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/06 14:22:28 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:20:21.2 +24:43:55
Equinox of date position of star is 06:21:32.8 +24:43:20
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 6 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6
TNO is 44.5 AU from the Sun
and 43.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.1
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 1453 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1733 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03YN179, (2020/02/06 14:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:15.6 +07:24:33 0.4 18.34 20 Alhena 06:38:52.4 +16:22:50 1.9 9.27 7 PPM 095919 06:25:58.0 +25:02:11 6.3 1.04 6 PPM 095790 06:21:18.9 +24:33:24 8.5 0.18 6 03YN179 06:21:35.3 +24:43:18 16.5 6 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 03YN179, (2020/02/06 14:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 18.34 20 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.27 7 PPM 095919 06:24:43.7 +25:02:55 6.3 1.04 6 PPM 095790 06:20:04.9 +24:34:00 8.5 0.18 6 03YN179 06:20:21.2 +24:43:55 16.5 6 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:14:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute