Event between 12KU50 and star GA0740:05491412 with event index number of 1099746
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/29 20:17:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:30:13.1 -14:29:51
Equinox of date position of star is 15:31:24.5 -14:34:10
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 62 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5
TNO is 32.4 AU from the Sun
and 31.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 68 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1332 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=322.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=131.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 8:5EEE
Star training set for 12KU50, (2021/05/29 20:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.4 -26:28:40 0.9 18.26 46 27Bet Lib 15:18:09.7 -09:27:38 2.6 6.05 67 38Gam Lib 15:36:43.6 -14:51:34 3.9 1.32 61 PPM 230276 15:28:53.6 -15:01:39 7.1 0.76 62 PPM 230304 15:30:28.4 -14:30:28 9.5 0.24 62 12KU50 15:31:24.8 -14:34:11 16.9 62 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 12KU50, (2021/05/29 20:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.26 46 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 6.05 67 38Gam Lib 15:35:31.7 -14:47:22 3.9 1.32 61 PPM 230276 15:27:41.8 -14:57:16 7.1 0.76 62 PPM 230304 15:29:16.7 -14:26:07 9.5 0.24 62 12KU50 15:30:13.1 -14:29:51 16.9 62 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/21 22:32:38 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute