Event between 10JJ124 and star GA0720:21882468 with event index number of 288480
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/17 15:03:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:23:52.3 -17:10:17
Equinox of date position of star is 18:25:02.7 -17:09:34
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0
TNO is 25.0 AU from the Sun
and 24.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 191 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3392 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=284.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=116.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 10JJ124, (2020/07/17 15:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.2 -26:28:33 0.9 28.06 170 Nunki 18:56:32.3 -26:16:10 2.0 11.67 155 PPM 234283 18:18:23.4 -17:21:54 5.8 1.61 163 PPM 234457 18:24:12.8 -17:39:55 8.1 0.55 161 PPM 234468 18:24:32.3 -17:16:32 9.2 0.17 161 10JJ124 18:25:03.9 -17:09:33 16.2 161 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 10JJ124, (2020/07/17 15:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 28.06 170 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 11.67 155 PPM 234283 18:17:11.6 -17:22:26 5.8 1.61 163 PPM 234457 18:23:00.9 -17:40:38 8.1 0.55 161 PPM 234468 18:23:20.7 -17:17:15 9.2 0.17 161 10JJ124 18:23:52.3 -17:10:17 16.2 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/09 21:38:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute