Event between (523673) 13MZ11 and star GA0740:29310729 with event index number of 308993
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/06 14:09:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 22:27:04.7 -14:44:26
Equinox of date position of star is 22:28:11.3 -14:38:04
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 92 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 81% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 19.4 AU from the Sun
and 18.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 50 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
706 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523673, (2020/10/06 14:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:47.6 -29:30:42 1.2 16.47 91 50 Aqr 22:25:33.7 -13:25:25 5.8 1.37 92 PPM 240260 22:27:06.7 -14:50:44 8.3 0.34 92 PPM 240292 22:28:03.0 -14:40:19 9.7 0.05 92 523673 22:28:11.4 -14:38:03 15.9 92 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 523673, (2020/10/06 14:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 16.47 91 50 Aqr 22:24:27.1 -13:31:46 5.8 1.37 92 PPM 240260 22:25:59.9 -14:57:06 8.3 0.34 92 PPM 240292 22:26:56.2 -14:46:42 9.7 0.05 92 523673 22:27:04.7 -14:44:26 15.9 92 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/09/25 20:35:41 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute