Event between 04HQ79 and star GA0660:06690891 with event index number of 271071
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/19 11:35:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:44:23.7 -22:23:38
Equinox of date position of star is 15:45:35.1 -22:27:23
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 170 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.8
TNO is 38.0 AU from the Sun
and 37.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.9
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 490 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5015 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 04HQ79, (2020/06/19 11:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.9 -26:28:32 0.9 11.01 173 7Del Sco 16:01:32.8 -22:40:42 2.3 3.69 174 PPM 264469 15:39:00.5 -23:12:29 5.8 1.69 169 PPM 264655 15:46:55.5 -22:48:58 6.8 0.47 170 PPM 264635 15:45:33.7 -22:26:32 9.7 0.02 170 04HQ79 15:45:36.1 -22:27:26 13.2 171 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 04HQ79, (2020/06/19 11:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.01 173 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 3.69 174 PPM 264469 15:37:48.0 -23:08:32 5.8 1.69 169 PPM 264655 15:45:42.9 -22:45:12 6.8 0.47 170 PPM 264635 15:44:21.4 -22:22:44 9.7 0.02 170 04HQ79 15:44:23.7 -22:23:38 13.2 170 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/08 20:38:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute