Event between (535229) 14YG50 and star GA1140:02906414 with event index number of 1618329
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/10 23:25:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:40:42.3 +24:42:39
Equinox of date position of star is 07:41:53.1 +24:39:52
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 165 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 34.6 AU from the Sun
and 35.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.6
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 167 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2416 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=218.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=89.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 535229, (2020/05/10 23:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:33.6 +27:58:31 1.1 3.47 164 PPM 097796 07:40:25.7 +24:10:29 6.0 0.60 165 PPM 097838 07:42:17.1 +24:54:59 7.6 0.27 165 535229 07:41:56.2 +24:39:44 17.0 165 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 535229, (2020/05/10 23:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.0 +28:01:33 1.1 3.47 164 PPM 097796 07:39:12.0 +24:13:21 6.0 0.60 165 PPM 097838 07:41:03.1 +24:57:54 7.6 0.27 165 535229 07:40:42.3 +24:42:39 17.0 165 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 02:38:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute