Event between (54598) Bienor and star GA1340:02377096 with event index number of 1003480
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/30 22:04:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:46:03.2 +44:35:45
Equinox of date position of star is 04:47:33.6 +44:37:56
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 23 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
TNO is 14.2 AU from the Sun
and 13.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 27 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
486 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=186.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=76.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 54598, (2020/11/30 22:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:07.4 +16:32:59 0.8 28.17 7 3Iot Aur 04:58:21.5 +33:11:50 2.7 11.62 11 59 Per 04:44:23.6 +43:24:11 5.2 1.35 21 PPM 047309 04:46:05.6 +44:48:12 7.8 0.31 23 PPM 047319 04:47:03.9 +44:24:25 10.0 0.24 22 54598 04:47:33.7 +44:37:56 16.9 23 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, (2020/11/30 22:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 28.17 7 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 11.62 11 59 Per 04:42:54.3 +43:21:53 5.2 1.35 21 PPM 047309 04:44:35.0 +44:45:58 7.8 0.31 23 PPM 047319 04:45:33.6 +44:22:13 10.0 0.24 22 54598 04:46:03.2 +44:35:45 16.9 23 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/11/16 22:18:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute