Event between (54598) Bienor and star GA1320:02423508 with event index number of 311018
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/09/02 02:02:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:56:59.4 +43:16:38
Equinox of date position of star is 04:58:28.0 +43:18:29
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 100 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 14.3 AU from the Sun
and 14.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 38 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
593 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=190.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=77.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 54598, (2020/09/02 02:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:06.6 +16:32:57 0.8 27.14 91 3Iot Aur 04:58:20.6 +33:11:49 2.7 10.11 99 PPM 047482 04:56:20.5 +44:05:33 6.0 0.87 100 PPM 047505 04:57:20.9 +43:11:12 8.4 0.24 100 PPM 047521 04:58:00.3 +43:13:10 9.9 0.12 100 54598 04:58:28.0 +43:18:29 15.4 101 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 54598, (2020/09/02 02:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 27.14 91 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 10.11 99 PPM 047482 04:54:51.2 +44:03:38 6.0 0.87 100 PPM 047505 04:55:52.4 +43:09:19 8.4 0.24 100 PPM 047521 04:56:31.7 +43:11:18 9.9 0.12 100 54598 04:56:59.4 +43:16:38 15.4 100 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/08/28 21:16:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute