Event between (121725) Aphidas and star GA1040:03403514 with event index number of 1099060
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/01 12:57:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:42:49.6 +14:10:00
Equinox of date position of star is 10:43:57.7 +14:03:15
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 175 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 58% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 25.0 AU from the Sun
and 25.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.7
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 177 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1292 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=99.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.8 sec chord
Diameter=40.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 121725, (2021/06/01 12:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:30.6 +11:51:42 1.3 8.67 175 52 Leo 10:47:33.2 +14:04:52 5.5 0.87 174 PPM 127610 10:41:33.7 +14:51:04 8.1 0.99 176 PPM 127627 10:43:04.8 +13:38:42 8.7 0.46 175 PPM 127651 10:44:50.5 +14:07:19 11.2 0.22 175 121725 10:43:57.8 +14:03:14 15.0 175 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 121725, (2021/06/01 12:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 8.67 175 52 Leo 10:46:25.1 +14:11:39 5.5 0.87 174 PPM 127610 10:40:25.2 +14:57:48 8.1 0.99 176 PPM 127627 10:41:56.6 +13:45:27 8.7 0.46 175 PPM 127651 10:43:42.3 +14:14:05 11.2 0.22 175 121725 10:42:49.6 +14:10:00 15.0 175 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/19 01:05:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute