Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1160:01755705 with event index number of 1033101
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/01/14 14:02:32 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:58:16.7 +27:41:29
Equinox of date position of star is 05:59:35.8 +27:41:31
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8
TNO is 29.9 AU from the Sun
and 29.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 48 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1051 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2021/01/14 14:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.7 +07:24:33 0.4 20.30 133 Alnath 05:27:37.4 +28:37:24 1.6 7.11 131 PPM 095226 06:02:19.8 +27:34:18 6.0 0.62 138 PPM 095089 05:56:59.7 +27:43:03 7.6 0.58 137 PPM 095165 05:59:47.1 +27:45:17 9.5 0.07 138 15875 05:59:36.1 +27:41:31 16.7 138 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, (2021/01/14 14:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 20.30 133 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 7.11 131 PPM 095226 06:01:00.4 +27:34:21 6.0 0.62 138 PPM 095089 05:55:40.2 +27:42:56 7.6 0.58 137 PPM 095165 05:58:27.6 +27:45:15 9.5 0.07 138 15875 05:58:16.7 +27:41:29 16.7 138 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/17 21:52:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute