Event between (38628) Huya and star GA0820:05282561 with event index number of 286785
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/09/14 16:28:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:41:26.1 -06:49:45
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:32.9 -06:52:03
Stellar brightness G=14.2,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 113 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.8
TNO is 28.7 AU from the Sun
and 28.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 76 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1157 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=660.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=269.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 38628, (2020/09/14 16:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.8 -26:28:34 0.9 19.81 116 13Zet Oph 16:38:18.1 -10:36:27 2.6 3.88 113 PPM 199844 16:39:08.2 -06:34:42 6.4 0.90 112 PPM 199913 16:43:13.9 -06:58:28 8.4 0.20 113 PPM 199907 16:42:50.1 -06:45:14 9.4 0.13 113 38628 16:42:32.9 -06:52:03 14.2 114 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 38628, (2020/09/14 16:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.81 116 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 3.88 113 PPM 199844 16:38:01.6 -06:32:17 6.4 0.90 112 PPM 199913 16:42:07.1 -06:56:10 8.4 0.20 113 PPM 199907 16:41:43.3 -06:42:55 9.4 0.13 113 38628 16:41:26.1 -06:49:45 14.2 113 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/09/10 19:51:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute