Event between (535993) 15BG519 and star GA0780:04080024 with event index number of 1619704
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/28 17:29:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 11:18:22.1 -11:45:51
Equinox of date position of star is 11:19:24.1 -11:52:34
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 124 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.2
TNO is 39.8 AU from the Sun
and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 220 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2852 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 535993, (2020/11/28 17:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:29.0 +11:51:51 1.3 29.41 101 4Gam Crv 12:16:53.1 -17:39:29 2.6 15.04 139 PPM 224159 11:16:42.9 -12:42:25 6.5 1.06 124 PPM 224237 11:19:56.4 -11:52:59 8.3 0.13 124 535993 11:19:25.4 -11:52:43 16.4 124 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 535993, (2020/11/28 17:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 29.41 101 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:31 2.6 15.04 139 PPM 224159 11:15:39.8 -12:35:34 6.5 1.06 124 PPM 224237 11:18:53.2 -11:46:07 8.3 0.13 124 535993 11:18:22.1 -11:45:51 16.4 124 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/22 20:23:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute