Event between (525595) 05JP179 and star GA0740:05401734 with event index number of 1594010
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/13 01:48:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:14:54.6 -15:50:10
Equinox of date position of star is 15:16:06.5 -15:54:52
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 119 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 42.5 AU from the Sun
and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 281 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2533 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 525595, (2021/06/13 01:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.6 -26:28:40 0.9 20.31 138 27Bet Lib 15:18:09.8 -09:27:39 2.6 6.47 117 21Nu Lib 15:07:49.6 -16:20:19 5.2 2.03 117 PPM 229899 15:13:38.4 -15:47:40 7.6 0.61 118 PPM 229963 15:16:18.0 -15:54:05 9.6 0.05 119 525595 15:16:06.7 -15:54:53 16.0 119 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 525595, (2021/06/13 01:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.31 138 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 6.47 117 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 2.03 117 PPM 229899 15:12:26.4 -15:42:54 7.6 0.61 118 PPM 229963 15:15:05.9 -15:49:23 9.6 0.05 119 525595 15:14:54.6 -15:50:10 16.0 119 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/22 00:51:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute