Event between (449097) 12UT68 and star GA1260:03150115 with event index number of 1127475
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/20 12:35:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:28:41.8 +36:15:16
Equinox of date position of star is 07:30:06.1 +36:12:35
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 53% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
TNO is 14.8 AU from the Sun
and 15.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
675 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 449097, (2021/04/20 12:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:37.0 +27:58:23 1.1 8.95 10 65 Aur 07:23:27.8 +36:43:07 5.1 1.43 19 PPM 072889 07:33:40.6 +36:07:11 8.5 0.73 17 PPM 072812 07:29:19.9 +36:41:43 9.0 0.51 18 PPM 072796 07:28:13.8 +36:16:20 10.6 0.38 18 449097 07:30:06.6 +36:12:34 14.5 18 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 449097, (2021/04/20 12:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.0 +28:01:33 1.1 8.95 10 65 Aur 07:22:02.4 +36:45:38 5.1 1.43 19 PPM 072889 07:32:16.0 +36:09:59 8.5 0.73 17 PPM 072812 07:27:54.7 +36:44:24 9.0 0.51 18 PPM 072796 07:26:48.9 +36:18:59 10.6 0.38 18 449097 07:28:41.8 +36:15:16 14.5 18 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/11 01:30:39 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute