Event between 12HL85 and star GA0720:05372025 with event index number of 1134105
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/04 22:23:05 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:01:43.7 -17:12:46
Equinox of date position of star is 15:02:55.5 -17:17:45
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 100 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 41.0 AU from the Sun
and 40.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2686 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=296.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=121.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 12HL85, (2021/05/04 22:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.2 -26:28:39 0.9 22.29 78 27Bet Lib 15:18:09.5 -09:27:37 2.6 8.67 99 21Nu Lib 15:07:49.3 -16:20:18 5.2 1.51 99 PPM 229686 15:04:18.7 -17:42:57 7.2 0.53 100 PPM 229643 15:02:41.0 -17:06:55 8.9 0.19 100 12HL85 15:02:55.6 -17:17:46 17.0 100 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 12HL85, (2021/05/04 22:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.29 78 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 8.67 99 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 1.51 99 PPM 229686 15:03:06.5 -17:38:00 7.2 0.53 100 PPM 229643 15:01:29.1 -17:01:56 8.9 0.19 100 12HL85 15:01:43.7 -17:12:46 17.0 100 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/21 22:32:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute