Event between 04KC19 and star GA0680:21144747 with event index number of 275997
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/12 11:15:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:56:49.0 -20:34:51
Equinox of date position of star is 17:58:02.2 -20:34:56
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 106 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 55% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.9
TNO is 30.4 AU from the Sun
and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 326 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1421 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=121.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=49.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 04KC19, (2020/07/12 11:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.2 -26:28:33 0.9 20.84 124 35Eta Oph 17:11:33.4 -15:44:56 2.6 12.05 117 PPM 267640 18:01:13.4 -20:20:22 6.0 0.78 105 PPM 267493 17:55:54.7 -21:01:25 8.5 0.67 106 PPM 267563 17:58:51.1 -20:37:44 8.9 0.20 106 04KC19 17:58:02.4 -20:34:56 16.3 106 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 04KC19, (2020/07/12 11:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.84 124 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 12.05 117 PPM 267640 18:00:00.1 -20:20:23 6.0 0.78 105 PPM 267493 17:54:41.0 -21:01:17 8.5 0.67 106 PPM 267563 17:57:37.7 -20:37:41 8.9 0.20 106 04KC19 17:56:49.0 -20:34:51 16.3 106 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 04:54:04 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute