Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star GA1300:02059895 with event index number of 224340
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/30 15:38:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:52:02.1 +40:22:55
Equinox of date position of star is 04:53:23.0 +40:24:48
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 137 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
TNO is 16.2 AU from the Sun
and 15.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 65 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
972 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 248835, (2019/11/30 15:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:03.9 +16:32:52 0.8 24.13 132 3Iot Aur 04:58:17.6 +33:11:45 2.7 7.28 138 PPM 047304 04:45:36.0 +40:49:19 6.0 1.54 135 PPM 047520 04:57:54.2 +40:11:56 8.0 0.88 137 PPM 047435 04:53:28.2 +40:33:57 8.9 0.15 137 248835 04:53:25.0 +40:24:51 16.5 137 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 248835, (2019/11/30 15:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 24.13 132 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 7.28 138 PPM 047304 04:44:13.0 +40:47:10 6.0 1.54 135 PPM 047520 04:56:31.4 +40:10:09 8.0 0.88 137 PPM 047435 04:52:05.2 +40:32:01 8.9 0.15 137 248835 04:52:02.1 +40:22:55 16.5 137 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:56:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute