Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star GA1260:02024442 with event index number of 284297
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/28 02:20:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:25:26.2 +37:24:28
Equinox of date position of star is 05:26:48.8 +37:25:27
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 162 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 16.7 AU from the Sun
and 17.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1529 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 248835, (2020/08/28 02:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:06.5 +16:32:57 0.8 23.58 154 3Iot Aur 04:58:20.5 +33:11:49 2.7 7.19 159 21Sig Aur 05:26:03.6 +37:24:09 6.4 0.16 162 PPM 070318 05:26:22.4 +37:31:12 8.6 0.13 162 248835 05:26:50.6 +37:25:29 16.1 162 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, (2020/08/28 02:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 23.58 154 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 7.19 159 21Sig Aur 05:24:39.2 +37:23:07 6.4 0.16 162 PPM 070318 05:24:58.0 +37:30:11 8.6 0.13 162 248835 05:25:26.2 +37:24:28 16.1 162 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/16 22:04:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute