Event between 12PU45 and star GA0800:21540227 with event index number of 1581651
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/30 13:34:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 21:20:23.3 -09:26:30
Equinox of date position of star is 21:21:30.0 -09:21:10
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 111 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.2
TNO is 31.2 AU from the Sun
and 31.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 97 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1148 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=236.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=96.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 12PU45, (2020/11/30 13:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:48.1 -29:30:39 1.2 30.40 96 19 Aqr 21:26:20.4 -09:39:31 6.0 1.23 110 PPM 205083 21:21:57.2 -09:03:44 7.6 0.31 111 12PU45 21:21:30.5 -09:21:08 16.9 111 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 12PU45, (2020/11/30 13:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 30.40 96 19 Aqr 21:25:13.1 -09:44:59 6.0 1.23 110 PPM 205083 21:20:50.1 -09:09:07 7.6 0.31 111 12PU45 21:20:23.3 -09:26:30 16.9 111 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/09/26 20:32:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute