Event between 15BZ518 and star GA0680:06219272 with event index number of 265962
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/08 19:41:49 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:20:22.9 -20:16:42
Equinox of date position of star is 15:21:32.7 -20:21:01
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 15 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.8
TNO is 48.4 AU from the Sun
and 47.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 131 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2245 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=660.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Diameter=269.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 15BZ518, (2020/05/08 19:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.5 -26:28:32 0.9 16.98 7 7Del Sco 16:01:32.4 -22:40:41 2.3 9.58 6 28 Lib 15:22:03.1 -18:13:52 6.4 2.12 15 PPM 264102 15:20:58.6 -20:56:41 8.5 0.61 15 PPM 264117 15:21:38.4 -20:35:19 10.0 0.24 15 15BZ518 15:21:33.2 -20:21:03 15.0 15 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 15BZ518, (2020/05/08 19:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.98 7 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 9.58 6 28 Lib 15:20:53.7 -18:09:32 6.4 2.12 15 PPM 264102 15:19:48.1 -20:52:19 8.5 0.61 15 PPM 264117 15:20:28.0 -20:30:59 10.0 0.24 15 15BZ518 15:20:22.9 -20:16:42 15.0 15 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/12 20:24:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute