Event between (145451) 05RM43 and star GA1080:00853182 with event index number of 1002224
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/17 15:26:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:10:08.5 +19:00:01
Equinox of date position of star is 05:11:21.6 +19:01:30
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 168 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.8
TNO is 37.5 AU from the Sun
and 36.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 70 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1470 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=794.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=324.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 145451, (2020/11/17 15:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:07.3 +16:32:59 0.8 8.52 160 Alnath 05:27:36.8 +28:37:23 1.6 10.29 172 104 Tau 05:08:41.2 +18:40:17 5.6 0.73 167 PPM 120643 05:10:04.5 +19:53:07 7.4 0.91 168 PPM 120650 05:10:25.3 +18:59:02 8.6 0.23 168 145451 05:11:22.1 +19:01:31 15.6 168 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 145451, (2020/11/17 15:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 8.52 160 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 10.29 172 104 Tau 05:07:27.8 +18:38:43 5.6 0.73 167 PPM 120643 05:08:50.4 +19:51:36 7.4 0.91 168 PPM 120650 05:09:11.8 +18:57:31 8.6 0.23 168 145451 05:10:08.5 +19:00:01 15.6 168 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/09/25 20:42:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute