Event between 15BG568 and star GA0880:03656398 with event index number of 1708782
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/23 04:59:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:04:41.7 -00:31:25
Equinox of date position of star is 09:05:43.6 -00:36:18
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 148 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.9
TNO is 37.4 AU from the Sun
and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 637 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1830 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=278.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Diameter=113.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 15BG568, (2020/11/23 04:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:29.0 +11:51:51 1.3 20.15 166 Alphard 09:28:36.9 -08:45:01 2.0 9.93 148 22The Hya 09:15:27.0 +02:13:30 3.9 3.73 151 PPM 177713 09:03:00.6 -01:12:32 8.3 0.91 147 PPM 177732 09:06:00.7 -00:30:58 9.9 0.11 148 15BG568 09:05:45.8 -00:36:28 16.6 148 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 15BG568, (2020/11/23 04:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 20.15 166 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 9.93 148 22The Hya 09:14:22.0 +02:18:45 3.9 3.73 151 PPM 177713 09:01:56.7 -01:07:32 8.3 0.91 147 PPM 177732 09:04:56.6 -00:25:54 9.9 0.11 148 15BG568 09:04:41.7 -00:31:25 16.6 148 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/12 20:50:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute