Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1380:05860538 with event index number of 1028525
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/09 09:16:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:56:13.1 +49:32:58
Equinox of date position of star is 19:56:48.3 +49:36:19
Stellar brightness G=13.9,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 102 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 35% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
TNO is 13.6 AU from the Sun
and 13.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 32.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
11.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 29 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 -- 1.9 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 342842, (2020/12/09 09:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:42:08.8 +45:21:22 1.3 8.75 111 PPM 037948 19:57:19.6 +50:57:35 6.3 1.36 102 PPM 058930 19:51:30.5 +49:45:17 8.1 0.87 101 PPM 059083 19:57:42.5 +49:42:29 8.6 0.18 102 342842 19:56:48.8 +49:36:22 13.9 102 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, (2020/12/09 09:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:41:25.9 +45:16:49 1.3 8.75 111 PPM 037948 19:56:45.2 +50:54:10 6.3 1.36 102 PPM 058930 19:50:55.3 +49:42:01 8.1 0.87 101 PPM 059083 19:57:06.8 +49:39:03 8.6 0.18 102 342842 19:56:13.1 +49:32:58 13.9 102 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/08/27 22:02:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute