Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1160:01849950 with event index number of 1025332
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/08 23:45:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:02:45.9 +27:43:01
Equinox of date position of star is 06:04:04.9 +27:42:54
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 89 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
TNO is 29.8 AU from the Sun
and 28.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 230 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1244 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2020/12/08 23:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.4 +07:24:33 0.4 20.39 92 Alnath 05:27:37.0 +28:37:23 1.6 8.09 97 PPM 095226 06:02:19.4 +27:34:18 6.0 0.42 89 PPM 095320 06:05:20.0 +27:34:04 8.1 0.31 89 PPM 095275 06:03:56.0 +27:54:14 9.6 0.19 89 PPM 095265 06:03:31.8 +27:45:35 11.1 0.13 89 15875 06:04:04.9 +27:42:54 16.8 89 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 15875, (2020/12/08 23:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 20.39 92 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 8.09 97 PPM 095226 06:01:00.4 +27:34:21 6.0 0.42 89 PPM 095320 06:04:01.0 +27:34:13 8.1 0.31 89 PPM 095275 06:02:36.8 +27:54:20 9.6 0.19 89 PPM 095265 06:02:12.7 +27:45:41 11.1 0.13 89 15875 06:02:45.9 +27:43:01 16.8 89 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/02 11:33:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute