Event between 06JV58 and star GA0660:08776369 with event index number of 1054441
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/02/19 06:11:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:59:27.8 -22:24:43
Equinox of date position of star is 17:00:43.7 -22:26:32
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 42.3 AU from the Sun
and 42.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1366 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3297 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.0 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 06JV58, (2021/02/19 06:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:42.4 -26:28:38 0.9 7.93 164 35Eta Oph 17:11:35.5 -15:44:59 2.6 7.17 157 PPM 266403 17:07:27.7 -21:35:32 6.3 1.78 158 PPM 266184 16:58:57.8 -21:48:24 8.4 0.76 160 PPM 266229 17:00:34.1 -22:41:58 9.4 0.26 159 06JV58 17:00:44.0 -22:26:32 16.6 159 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 06JV58, (2021/02/19 06:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.93 164 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 7.17 157 PPM 266403 17:06:11.8 -21:33:54 6.3 1.78 158 PPM 266184 16:57:41.9 -21:46:32 8.4 0.76 160 PPM 266229 16:59:17.7 -22:40:08 9.4 0.26 159 06JV58 16:59:27.8 -22:24:43 16.6 159 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/18 21:40:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute