Event between (15874) 96TL66 and star GA0960:00744324 with event index number of 321253
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/09/10 13:10:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:25:01.2 +06:43:22
Equinox of date position of star is 05:26:07.7 +06:44:24
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 16 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.0
TNO is 38.2 AU from the Sun
and 38.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 179 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1845 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 15874, (2020/09/10 13:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:17.6 +07:24:33 0.4 7.51 18 Bellatrix 05:26:14.5 +06:22:00 1.6 0.37 16 PPM 148951 05:27:45.7 +06:53:05 6.5 0.43 16 PPM 148927 05:26:45.0 +06:36:17 9.8 0.20 16 15874 05:26:08.1 +06:44:24 14.5 16 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 15874, (2020/09/10 13:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 7.51 18 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 0.37 16 PPM 148951 05:26:38.8 +06:52:06 6.5 0.43 16 PPM 148927 05:25:38.2 +06:35:16 9.8 0.20 16 15874 05:25:01.2 +06:43:22 14.5 16 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/31 20:54:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute