Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0760:18278451 with event index number of 327179
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/13 17:55:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:48:25.5 -13:00:06
Equinox of date position of star is 18:49:34.7 -12:58:39
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 109 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 43% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.1
TNO is 32.7 AU from the Sun
and 31.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 376 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2147 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 503858, (2020/07/13 17:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.2 -26:28:33 0.9 35.21 139 Nunki 18:56:32.2 -26:16:10 2.0 13.39 107 PPM 235105 18:51:40.8 -13:32:49 6.5 0.76 108 PPM 235060 18:50:14.5 -13:01:17 9.8 0.17 109 503858 18:49:34.9 -12:58:39 16.8 108 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 503858, (2020/07/13 17:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 35.21 139 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 13.39 107 PPM 235105 18:50:31.2 -13:34:20 6.5 0.76 108 PPM 235060 18:49:05.2 -13:02:46 9.8 0.17 109 503858 18:48:25.5 -13:00:06 16.8 109 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 04:59:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute