Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1460:06513997 with event index number of 336905
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/28 03:19:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:48:11.2 +56:51:50
Equinox of date position of star is 20:48:42.6 +56:56:22
Stellar brightness G=13.8,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 94 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
TNO is 13.1 AU from the Sun
and 13.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 50 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
587 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 342842, (2020/04/28 03:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:42:07.5 +45:21:14 1.3 11.63 104 Alderamin 21:19:03.8 +62:40:20 2.4 6.88 87 PPM 038804 20:43:44.3 +57:11:17 6.2 0.72 94 PPM 038904 20:49:58.9 +57:05:12 8.5 0.23 94 PPM 038890 20:48:53.0 +56:52:26 10.2 0.07 94 342842 20:48:42.8 +56:56:23 13.8 94 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 342842, (2020/04/28 03:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:41:25.9 +45:16:49 1.3 11.63 104 Alderamin 21:18:35.2 +62:35:09 2.4 6.88 87 PPM 038804 20:43:13.6 +57:06:50 6.2 0.72 94 PPM 038904 20:49:27.3 +57:00:38 8.5 0.23 94 PPM 038890 20:48:21.3 +56:47:52 10.2 0.07 94 342842 20:48:11.2 +56:51:50 13.8 94 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/16 21:26:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute