Event between (535029) 14WG510 and star GA0940:00569789 with event index number of 1616478
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/12 18:08:44 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:01:59.2 +05:14:53
Equinox of date position of star is 05:03:01.5 +05:16:30
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 139 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 37.6 AU from the Sun
and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 224 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2529 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.7 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 535029, (2020/03/12 18:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:04.9 +16:32:54 0.8 12.95 146 Bellatrix 05:26:12.9 +06:21:59 1.6 5.86 134 PPM 148183 04:57:02.8 +05:25:46 6.3 1.50 141 PPM 148292 05:01:34.1 +05:07:38 8.4 0.40 140 PPM 148345 05:03:25.7 +05:14:40 9.3 0.10 139 535029 05:03:03.7 +05:16:33 15.9 139 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 535029, (2020/03/12 18:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 12.95 146 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 5.86 134 PPM 148183 04:55:58.3 +05:23:56 6.3 1.50 141 PPM 148292 05:00:29.7 +05:05:55 8.4 0.40 140 PPM 148345 05:02:21.2 +05:13:00 9.3 0.10 139 535029 05:01:59.2 +05:14:53 15.9 139 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 02:32:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute