Event between 20YR3 and star GA1220:01949809 with event index number of 2179111
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/03 21:30:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:36:52.5 +32:16:47
Equinox of date position of star is 05:38:18.3 +32:17:29
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
TNO is 17.4 AU from the Sun
and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 38.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
11.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 36 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
682 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Diameter=34.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 20YR3, (2022/01/03 21:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:11.2 +16:33:06 0.8 20.96 130 Alnath 05:27:41.1 +28:37:26 1.6 4.32 143 25Chi Aur 05:34:09.7 +32:12:22 4.8 0.88 145 PPM 070659 05:40:08.1 +32:29:09 8.5 0.43 146 PPM 070600 05:37:49.0 +32:20:42 9.0 0.12 146 20YR3 05:38:18.6 +32:17:30 16.1 146 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 20YR3, (2022/01/03 21:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 20.96 130 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 4.32 143 25Chi Aur 05:32:43.7 +32:11:31 4.8 0.88 145 PPM 070659 05:38:41.7 +32:28:29 8.5 0.43 146 PPM 070600 05:36:22.8 +32:19:58 9.0 0.12 146 20YR3 05:36:52.5 +32:16:47 16.1 146 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/05 02:01:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute