Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0660:09300377 with event index number of 336201
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/17 12:33:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:04:41.0 -23:54:41
Equinox of date position of star is 17:05:54.3 -23:56:16
Stellar brightness G=14.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 102 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.2
TNO is 41.4 AU from the Sun
and 40.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1167 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5143 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 363401, (2020/05/17 12:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.6 -26:28:32 0.9 8.37 109 23Tau Sco 16:37:09.3 -28:15:24 2.8 7.77 107 26 Oph 17:01:24.6 -25:01:06 5.8 1.49 103 PPM 266382 17:06:36.6 -23:44:31 8.5 0.25 102 363401 17:05:55.4 -23:56:17 14.8 102 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 363401, (2020/05/17 12:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 8.37 109 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 7.77 107 26 Oph 17:00:09.6 -24:59:22 5.8 1.49 103 PPM 266382 17:05:22.3 -23:42:56 8.5 0.25 102 363401 17:04:41.0 -23:54:41 14.8 102 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/02/01 20:58:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute