Event between (33001) 97CU29 and star GA1040:03300914 with event index number of 248238
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/22 14:42:31 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:29:49.0 +15:35:14
Equinox of date position of star is 09:30:53.2 +15:30:05
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 176 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 44.2 AU from the Sun
and 43.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.0
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 187 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3172 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=380.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Diameter=155.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 33001, (2020/02/22 14:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:26.6 +11:52:05 1.3 10.03 172 PPM 126439 09:26:39.3 +16:29:51 6.3 1.43 176 PPM 126542 09:32:45.5 +15:40:50 8.5 0.48 177 PPM 126517 09:31:26.5 +15:22:00 9.9 0.18 176 33001 09:30:55.5 +15:29:53 15.4 177 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 33001, (2020/02/22 14:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 10.03 172 PPM 126439 09:25:32.4 +16:35:07 6.3 1.43 176 PPM 126542 09:31:39.0 +15:46:12 8.5 0.48 177 PPM 126517 09:30:20.1 +15:27:21 9.9 0.18 176 33001 09:29:49.0 +15:35:14 15.4 176 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:17:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute