Event between 12YG12 and star GA0980:01060965 with event index number of 1561038
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/22 19:38:44 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:51:22.7 +08:29:54
Equinox of date position of star is 05:52:26.6 +08:30:08
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 162 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 33.9 AU from the Sun
and 33.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 170 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2419 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=258.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=105.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 12YG12, (2020/01/22 19:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:15.5 +07:24:33 0.4 1.44 162 Bellatrix 05:26:12.5 +06:21:58 1.6 6.85 156 PPM 149523 05:51:09.0 +09:52:32 6.4 1.41 163 PPM 149553 05:52:12.6 +08:06:40 8.5 0.40 162 PPM 149561 05:52:27.9 +08:29:32 8.7 0.01 162 12YG12 05:52:28.4 +08:30:09 16.3 162 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 12YG12, (2020/01/22 19:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 1.44 162 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 6.85 156 PPM 149523 05:50:02.7 +09:52:15 6.4 1.41 163 PPM 149553 05:51:07.1 +08:06:25 8.5 0.40 162 PPM 149561 05:51:22.2 +08:29:18 8.7 0.01 162 12YG12 05:51:22.7 +08:29:54 16.3 162 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 02:27:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute