Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0960:02198842 with event index number of 361797
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/09 18:26:18 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:48:34.8 +07:34:30
Equinox of date position of star is 06:49:41.7 +07:33:03
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 17 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 53% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2
TNO is 12.2 AU from the Sun
and 12.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 54 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
962 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 281371, (2020/10/09 18:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:17.8 +07:24:33 0.4 13.24 23 Alhena 06:38:54.7 +16:22:47 1.9 9.21 10 17 Mon 06:48:27.5 +08:00:47 6.2 0.56 17 PPM 151291 06:49:46.8 +07:35:44 8.0 0.05 17 281371 06:49:42.3 +07:33:02 15.9 17 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 281371, (2020/10/09 18:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 13.24 23 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.21 10 17 Mon 06:47:19.8 +08:02:14 6.2 0.56 17 PPM 151291 06:48:39.3 +07:37:13 8.0 0.05 17 281371 06:48:34.8 +07:34:30 15.9 17 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/30 22:30:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute