Event between (308933) 06SQ372 and star GA0960:00065993 with event index number of 286722
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/09/17 17:03:05 UTC
J2000 position of star is 00:43:10.1 +06:46:11
Equinox of date position of star is 00:44:14.0 +06:52:56
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 165 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.7
TNO is 29.8 AU from the Sun
and 28.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1179 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 308933, (2020/09/17 17:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:14:18.3 +15:17:55 2.8 11.16 160 63Del Psc 00:49:45.6 +07:41:51 4.4 1.59 163 PPM 143866 00:47:10.1 +06:12:12 8.0 1.00 165 PPM 143808 00:44:03.0 +06:55:29 9.3 0.06 165 308933 00:44:14.4 +06:52:58 15.8 164 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 308933, (2020/09/17 17:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 11.16 160 63Del Psc 00:48:41.1 +07:35:05 4.4 1.59 163 PPM 143866 00:46:05.8 +06:05:26 8.0 1.00 165 PPM 143808 00:42:58.6 +06:48:41 9.3 0.06 165 308933 00:43:10.1 +06:46:11 15.8 165 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/30 22:09:04 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute