Event between (455209) 01KT76 and star GA0700:06107617 with event index number of 310425
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/12 02:53:44 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:01:06.3 -19:07:18
Equinox of date position of star is 16:02:15.2 -19:10:34
Stellar brightness G=14.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 97 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 61% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5
TNO is 43.7 AU from the Sun
and 42.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 626 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3206 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 455209, (2020/06/12 02:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.9 -26:28:32 0.9 9.79 89 8Bet1Sco 16:06:37.8 -19:51:35 2.6 1.23 96 8Bet2Sco 16:06:38.2 -19:51:22 5.1 1.23 96 PPM 231101 16:03:26.5 -19:30:28 8.4 0.43 97 PPM 231071 16:02:10.2 -19:01:12 9.4 0.16 97 455209 16:02:17.5 -19:10:40 14.6 97 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 455209, (2020/06/12 02:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 9.79 89 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 1.23 96 8Bet2Sco 16:05:26.7 -19:48:07 5.1 1.23 96 PPM 231101 16:02:15.2 -19:27:08 8.4 0.43 97 PPM 231071 16:00:59.1 -18:57:49 9.4 0.16 97 455209 16:01:06.3 -19:07:18 14.6 97 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/10/16 21:12:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute