Event between (54598) Bienor and star GA1320:03146948 with event index number of 1104938
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/08/31 04:21:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:35:40.2 +43:11:35
Equinox of date position of star is 05:37:13.2 +43:12:20
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 20 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 42% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.4
TNO is 14.0 AU from the Sun
and 14.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 32 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
542 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=187.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Diameter=76.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 54598, (2021/08/31 04:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:10.0 +16:33:04 0.8 29.56 10 34Bet Aur 06:01:07.1 +44:56:50 1.9 4.63 24 PPM 048217 05:35:01.3 +42:07:20 6.2 1.16 19 PPM 048251 05:36:53.5 +43:15:07 8.2 0.08 20 PPM 048264 05:37:19.9 +43:10:03 8.9 0.04 20 54598 05:37:13.8 +43:12:20 15.0 20 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, (2021/08/31 04:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 29.56 10 34Bet Aur 05:59:31.6 +44:56:51 1.9 4.63 24 PPM 048217 05:33:28.7 +42:06:32 6.2 1.16 19 PPM 048251 05:35:19.8 +43:14:21 8.2 0.08 20 PPM 048264 05:35:46.3 +43:09:19 8.9 0.04 20 54598 05:35:40.2 +43:11:35 15.0 20 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/07/12 00:46:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute