Event between (134340) Pluto and star GA0660:38091262 with event index number of 2038704
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/11/05 15:12:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:45:48.5 -22:54:55
Equinox of date position of star is 19:47:06.3 -22:51:40
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 60 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=15.2
TNO is 34.4 AU from the Sun
and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 85 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1259 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=-0.4
Diameter=7413.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 486.5 sec chord
Diameter=3026.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 198.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 134340, (2021/11/05 15:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:51.2 -29:30:22 1.2 43.23 100 38Zet Sgr 19:04:00.0 -29:50:49 2.7 11.91 50 PPM 270116 19:41:25.8 -23:22:38 5.7 1.40 59 PPM 270210 19:45:50.9 -22:48:07 7.8 0.30 60 PPM 270235 19:47:02.6 -22:58:17 9.2 0.11 60 134340 19:47:06.6 -22:51:39 15.6 61 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 134340, (2021/11/05 15:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 43.23 100 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 11.91 50 PPM 270116 19:40:07.2 -23:25:45 5.7 1.40 59 PPM 270210 19:44:32.7 -22:51:21 7.8 0.30 60 PPM 270235 19:45:44.3 -23:01:33 9.2 0.11 60 134340 19:45:48.5 -22:54:55 15.6 60 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/04 01:48:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute