Event between (531142) 12FL84 and star GA0760:05098538 with event index number of 1601027
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/31 14:51:44 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:57:10.6 -13:23:42
Equinox of date position of star is 14:58:20.0 -13:28:44
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 94 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 68% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 40.8 AU from the Sun
and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 114 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2381 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=263.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=107.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 531142, (2021/05/31 14:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:19.5 -11:16:21 1.0 22.57 116 27Bet Lib 15:18:09.7 -09:27:38 2.6 6.30 91 13Xi 1Lib 14:55:32.8 -11:59:04 5.9 1.64 96 PPM 229495 14:56:57.8 -13:17:30 8.5 0.39 95 PPM 229549 14:59:00.1 -13:27:59 9.9 0.16 94 531142 14:58:21.2 -13:28:49 15.3 94 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 531142, (2021/05/31 14:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 22.57 116 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 6.30 91 13Xi 1Lib 14:54:22.8 -11:53:54 5.9 1.64 96 PPM 229495 14:55:47.3 -13:12:21 8.5 0.39 95 PPM 229549 14:57:49.4 -13:22:53 9.9 0.16 94 531142 14:57:10.6 -13:23:42 15.3 94 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/21 21:30:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute