Event between 13AZ60 and star GA0580:07437213 with event index number of 251266
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/03 16:04:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:56:37.8 -31:59:27
Equinox of date position of star is 14:57:51.0 -32:04:14
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 144 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 59% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 13.5 AU from the Sun
and 13.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 197 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1196 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.3
Diameter=52.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=21.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 13AZ60, (2020/03/03 16:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.8 -26:28:30 0.9 20.95 165 Bet Lup 14:59:51.7 -43:12:50 2.7 11.15 142 PPM 293249 14:57:45.0 -32:43:03 6.1 0.65 144 PPM 293226 14:56:40.1 -31:29:56 8.1 0.63 144 PPM 293292 14:59:33.2 -32:01:18 10.0 0.36 145 PPM 293238 14:57:13.2 -32:09:04 10.1 0.16 144 13AZ60 14:57:51.6 -32:04:16 16.2 145 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 13AZ60, (2020/03/03 16:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.95 165 Bet Lup 14:58:31.9 -43:08:03 2.7 11.15 142 PPM 293249 14:56:30.9 -32:38:13 6.1 0.65 144 PPM 293226 14:55:26.6 -31:25:05 8.1 0.63 144 PPM 293292 14:58:19.3 -31:56:31 10.0 0.36 145 PPM 293238 14:55:59.4 -32:04:14 10.1 0.16 144 13AZ60 14:56:37.8 -31:59:27 16.2 144 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/01/02 23:00:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute