Event between 05JB186 and star GA0740:07707422 with event index number of 1054103
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/01 08:17:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:21:47.5 -15:42:46
Equinox of date position of star is 17:23:00.0 -15:43:55
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 72 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7
TNO is 37.2 AU from the Sun
and 37.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 278 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2974 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=162.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.7 sec chord
Diameter=66.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 05JB186, (2021/03/01 08:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:42.5 -26:28:38 0.9 16.23 62 35Eta Oph 17:11:35.6 -15:44:59 2.6 2.75 70 PPM 232892 17:19:32.5 -16:19:58 5.9 1.03 72 PPM 233011 17:24:49.4 -16:03:24 7.0 0.54 73 PPM 232964 17:22:25.9 -15:41:40 9.0 0.14 72 05JB186 17:23:00.4 -15:43:55 15.6 73 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 05JB186, (2021/03/01 08:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.23 62 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 2.75 70 PPM 232892 17:18:19.3 -16:18:42 5.9 1.03 72 PPM 233011 17:23:36.2 -16:02:18 7.0 0.54 73 PPM 232964 17:21:13.0 -15:40:29 9.0 0.14 72 05JB186 17:21:47.5 -15:42:46 15.6 72 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/18 21:58:04 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute