Event between (120132) 03FY128 and star GA0700:05274765 with event index number of 314699
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/13 05:41:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:42:27.4 -19:59:47
Equinox of date position of star is 13:43:32.5 -20:05:44
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 67 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8
TNO is 40.4 AU from the Sun
and 40.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 251 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3692 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=724.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 66.0 sec chord
Diameter=295.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 26.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 120132, (2020/01/13 05:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:15.1 -11:15:55 1.0 9.76 59 87 Vir 13:48:31.0 -17:57:34 5.2 2.44 67 PPM 227686 13:42:49.6 -19:14:13 8.1 0.88 67 PPM 227724 13:44:06.9 -20:00:39 9.0 0.16 67 120132 13:43:33.3 -20:05:49 16.0 67 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 120132, (2020/01/13 05:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 9.76 59 87 Vir 13:47:25.5 -17:51:36 5.2 2.44 67 PPM 227686 13:41:44.0 -19:08:11 8.1 0.88 67 PPM 227724 13:43:01.0 -19:54:37 9.0 0.16 67 120132 13:42:27.4 -19:59:47 16.0 67 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/10/15 22:05:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute