Event between 12LB27 and star GA0980:17318440 with event index number of 1793853
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/16 17:09:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:30:24.7 +08:29:26
Equinox of date position of star is 20:31:26.8 +08:33:47
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 140 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 35% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8
TNO is 15.7 AU from the Sun
and 15.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 122 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1010 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.7
Diameter=70.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=28.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 12LB27, (2021/06/16 17:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:39.9 +38:48:17 0.0 39.57 102 Tarazed 19:47:16.8 +10:40:01 2.7 11.09 129 PPM 170088 20:29:10.2 +08:30:35 6.3 0.57 139 PPM 170156 20:31:38.3 +08:44:35 8.6 0.19 140 12LB27 20:31:27.3 +08:33:49 16.8 140 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 12LB27, (2021/06/16 17:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 39.57 102 Tarazed 19:46:15.6 +10:36:48 2.7 11.09 129 PPM 170088 20:28:07.6 +08:26:15 6.3 0.57 139 PPM 170156 20:30:35.8 +08:40:11 8.6 0.19 140 12LB27 20:30:24.7 +08:29:26 16.8 140 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/21 22:32:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute