Event between (309239) 07RW10 and star GA0860:00184915 with event index number of 338948
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/09/03 04:08:18 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:17:29.9 -03:08:02
Equinox of date position of star is 02:18:32.6 -03:02:20
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 40 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.0
TNO is 30.8 AU from the Sun
and 30.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 73 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1332 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=288.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=117.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 309239, (2020/09/03 04:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:06.6 +16:32:57 0.8 39.43 78 68Omi Cet 02:20:23.5 -02:53:05 2.0 0.49 40 70 Cet 02:23:15.7 -00:47:30 5.4 2.54 42 PPM 184502 02:21:07.4 -03:26:28 8.2 0.76 41 PPM 184467 02:19:37.8 -03:00:17 9.8 0.27 40 309239 02:18:32.6 -03:02:20 14.4 40 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 309239, (2020/09/03 04:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 39.43 78 68Omi Cet 02:19:20.8 -02:58:45 2.0 0.49 40 70 Cet 02:22:12.4 -00:53:07 5.4 2.54 42 PPM 184502 02:20:04.8 -03:32:07 8.2 0.76 41 PPM 184467 02:18:35.1 -03:05:57 9.8 0.27 40 309239 02:17:29.9 -03:08:02 14.4 40 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/08/28 21:17:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute