Event between 11UQ62 and star GA1100:01131339 with event index number of 315169
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/24 08:27:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:29:06.5 +21:19:26
Equinox of date position of star is 05:30:19.1 +21:20:19
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 34% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 16.2 AU from the Sun
and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 46 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
631 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=71.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=29.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 11UQ62, (2020/08/24 08:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:06.5 +16:32:57 0.8 13.46 154 Alnath 05:27:35.9 +28:37:23 1.6 7.31 140 114 Tau 05:28:52.6 +21:57:10 4.7 0.70 141 PPM 094420 05:31:28.8 +20:33:57 7.1 0.82 140 PPM 094403 05:30:29.8 +21:19:51 8.7 0.04 140 11UQ62 05:30:20.7 +21:20:20 15.0 140 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 11UQ62, (2020/08/24 08:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 13.46 154 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 7.31 140 114 Tau 05:27:38.1 +21:56:13 4.7 0.70 141 PPM 094420 05:30:15.0 +20:33:05 7.1 0.82 140 PPM 094403 05:29:15.6 +21:18:57 8.7 0.04 140 11UQ62 05:29:06.5 +21:19:26 15.0 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/10 21:54:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute