Event between (118228) 96TQ66 and star GA1240:01151156 with event index number of 1002425
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/15 18:16:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:25:28.0 +34:49:50
Equinox of date position of star is 04:26:48.9 +34:52:35
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 163 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.5
TNO is 35.5 AU from the Sun
and 34.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 170 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1851 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 118228, (2020/11/15 18:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:07.3 +16:32:59 0.8 18.47 171 3Iot Aur 04:58:21.4 +33:11:50 2.7 6.74 161 55 Per 04:25:50.7 +34:10:39 5.5 0.73 164 PPM 069388 04:25:46.5 +34:21:42 7.5 0.56 164 PPM 069412 04:27:37.1 +34:45:42 8.6 0.20 163 118228 04:26:50.0 +34:52:37 15.3 163 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 118228, (2020/11/15 18:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 18.47 171 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 6.74 161 55 Per 04:24:29.2 +34:07:51 5.5 0.73 164 PPM 069388 04:24:24.9 +34:18:53 7.5 0.56 164 PPM 069412 04:26:15.1 +34:42:56 8.6 0.20 163 118228 04:25:28.0 +34:49:50 15.3 163 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/30 22:49:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute