Event between (500882) 13JN64 and star GA0740:06710064 with event index number of 1102176
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/28 23:34:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:02:49.7 -15:15:25
Equinox of date position of star is 17:04:01.7 -15:17:08
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 91% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun
and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 748 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5778 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:3EEEE
Star training set for 500882, (2021/05/28 23:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.4 -26:28:40 0.9 13.62 33 35Eta Oph 17:11:36.4 -15:45:00 2.6 1.88 27 PPM 232348 16:57:16.1 -16:50:19 6.3 2.25 30 PPM 232414 16:59:54.7 -14:54:04 6.7 1.07 30 PPM 232513 17:04:07.8 -15:10:56 9.5 0.11 29 500882 17:04:03.1 -15:17:10 16.0 28 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 500882, (2021/05/28 23:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.62 33 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 1.88 27 PPM 232348 16:56:02.0 -16:48:22 6.3 2.25 30 PPM 232414 16:58:41.6 -14:52:11 6.7 1.07 30 PPM 232513 17:02:54.5 -15:09:11 9.5 0.11 29 500882 17:02:49.7 -15:15:25 16.0 29 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/02 20:02:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute