Event between (523787) 15DV224 and star GA0760:04631897 with event index number of 347064
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/15 18:38:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:21:04.6 -12:37:48
Equinox of date position of star is 12:22:08.2 -12:44:37
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 25% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.7
TNO is 27.7 AU from the Sun
and 27.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 170 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1139 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523787, (2020/07/15 18:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:16.7 -11:16:04 1.0 15.75 149 4Gam Crv 12:16:51.9 -17:39:21 2.6 5.07 133 PPM 225705 12:21:59.5 -13:40:46 5.1 0.94 134 PPM 225719 12:22:26.7 -12:53:41 8.4 0.17 134 523787 12:22:08.4 -12:44:38 14.5 134 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 523787, (2020/07/15 18:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 15.75 149 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:31 2.6 5.07 133 PPM 225705 12:20:55.7 -13:33:56 5.1 0.94 134 PPM 225719 12:21:22.9 -12:46:51 8.4 0.17 134 523787 12:21:04.6 -12:37:48 14.5 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 05:07:17 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute