Event between (123509) 00WK183 and star GA1100:01736905 with event index number of 1002962
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/15 00:33:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:05:33.6 +21:26:06
Equinox of date position of star is 06:06:48.0 +21:25:55
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 139 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.3
TNO is 42.6 AU from the Sun
and 41.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 275 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1939 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 123509, (2020/11/15 00:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.2 +07:24:33 0.4 14.25 140 Alhena 06:38:55.1 +16:22:47 1.9 9.12 131 PPM 095249 06:02:57.3 +22:23:59 6.2 1.32 140 PPM 095321 06:05:20.8 +21:29:30 8.0 0.35 139 PPM 095361 06:06:32.3 +21:23:02 9.4 0.08 139 123509 06:06:48.7 +21:25:55 16.9 139 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 123509, (2020/11/15 00:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 14.25 140 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.12 131 PPM 095249 06:01:41.6 +22:24:04 6.2 1.32 140 PPM 095321 06:04:05.7 +21:29:38 8.0 0.35 139 PPM 095361 06:05:17.2 +21:23:13 9.4 0.08 139 123509 06:05:33.6 +21:26:06 16.9 139 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/08/28 21:51:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute