Event between 10TH and star GA0960:00829731 with event index number of 254218
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/09 05:29:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:35:11.2 +06:44:55
Equinox of date position of star is 05:36:16.5 +06:45:38
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 18.6 AU from the Sun
and 19.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 43 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
797 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=81.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=33.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 10TH, (2020/04/09 05:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:16.2 +07:24:33 0.4 5.00 127 Bellatrix 05:26:13.2 +06:21:59 1.6 2.53 134 PPM 149251 05:39:07.0 +07:33:06 5.7 1.06 131 PPM 149148 05:35:43.6 +06:08:19 8.0 0.64 132 PPM 149175 05:36:29.4 +06:46:36 8.6 0.05 132 10TH 05:36:16.7 +06:45:38 16.7 131 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 10TH, (2020/04/09 05:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 5.00 127 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 2.53 134 PPM 149251 05:38:01.1 +07:32:28 5.7 1.06 131 PPM 149148 05:34:38.4 +06:07:35 8.0 0.64 132 PPM 149175 05:35:23.9 +06:45:53 8.6 0.05 132 10TH 05:35:11.2 +06:44:55 16.7 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/09 20:50:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute