Event between (119979) 02WC19 and star GA1100:01549292 with event index number of 254247
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/02 14:26:32 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:53:55.9 +20:19:19
Equinox of date position of star is 05:55:07.1 +20:19:29
Stellar brightness G=12.9,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 30 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.9
TNO is 40.1 AU from the Sun
and 40.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.1
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 469 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2561 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 57.4 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 23.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 119979, (2020/04/02 14:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:16.1 +07:24:33 0.4 12.92 34 Alnath 05:27:34.4 +28:37:22 1.6 10.40 35 54Chi1Ori 05:55:35.0 +20:16:41 5.1 0.11 30 PPM 095000 05:53:35.8 +20:41:59 8.2 0.52 30 54Chi1Ori 05:55:35.0 +20:16:41 5.1 0.11 30 119979 05:55:08.2 +20:19:29 12.9 29 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 119979, (2020/04/02 14:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 12.92 34 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 10.40 35 54Chi1Ori 05:54:22.7 +20:16:32 5.1 0.11 30 PPM 095000 05:52:23.3 +20:41:46 8.2 0.52 30 54Chi1Ori 05:54:22.7 +20:16:32 5.1 0.11 30 119979 05:53:55.9 +20:19:19 12.9 30 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/12/10 22:48:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute