Event between (516977) 12HZ84 and star GA0700:32837039 with event index number of 1010022
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/04 21:14:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:19:42.2 -19:12:19
Equinox of date position of star is 19:20:54.1 -19:09:58
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.2
TNO is 39.8 AU from the Sun
and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 767 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3688 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=100.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=40.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 516977, (2020/11/04 21:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:41.3 -26:28:35 0.9 39.72 160 Nunki 18:56:33.4 -26:16:08 2.0 9.05 167 43 Sgr 19:18:51.2 -18:54:51 4.9 0.55 161 PPM 235844 19:21:12.6 -19:19:35 7.8 0.17 161 516977 19:20:55.4 -19:09:55 16.4 160 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 516977, (2020/11/04 21:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 39.72 160 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 9.05 167 43 Sgr 19:17:38.1 -18:57:11 4.9 0.55 161 PPM 235844 19:19:59.3 -19:21:59 7.8 0.17 161 516977 19:19:42.2 -19:12:19 16.4 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 22:32:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute