Event between (535986) 15BN518 and star GA1100:03087551 with event index number of 1618944
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/31 15:56:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:36:00.4 +21:42:33
Equinox of date position of star is 08:37:13.5 +21:38:08
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 8 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 37.1 AU from the Sun
and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 59 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1312 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=263.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=107.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 535986, (2020/12/31 15:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:35.9 +27:58:26 1.1 13.11 6 33Eta Cnc 08:33:55.2 +20:22:06 5.3 1.48 7 PPM 098828 08:35:52.3 +21:25:11 8.4 0.38 7 PPM 098845 08:36:55.9 +21:42:33 10.4 0.10 7 535986 08:37:13.6 +21:38:07 16.4 8 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 535986, (2020/12/31 15:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.0 +28:01:33 1.1 13.11 6 33Eta Cnc 08:32:42.4 +20:26:27 5.3 1.48 7 PPM 098828 08:34:39.2 +21:29:35 8.4 0.38 7 PPM 098845 08:35:42.6 +21:46:58 10.4 0.10 7 535986 08:36:00.4 +21:42:33 16.4 7 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/23 00:22:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute