Event between (60558) Echeclus and star GA1080:01380443 with event index number of 1026184
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/29 18:42:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:49:02.1 +18:38:19
Equinox of date position of star is 05:50:16.1 +18:38:38
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 9 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.1
TNO is 10.2 AU from the Sun
and 9.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
11.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 16 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
336 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=90.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Diameter=37.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 60558, (2020/12/29 18:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.6 +07:24:33 0.4 11.33 18 Alnath 05:27:37.3 +28:37:23 1.6 11.24 12 PPM 121513 05:53:38.1 +19:52:17 6.4 1.46 8 PPM 121435 05:50:39.3 +18:37:23 8.2 0.09 9 60558 05:50:16.1 +18:38:38 16.6 9 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 60558, (2020/12/29 18:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 11.33 18 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 11.24 12 PPM 121513 05:52:23.4 +19:52:04 6.4 1.46 8 PPM 121435 05:49:25.3 +18:37:05 8.2 0.09 9 60558 05:49:02.1 +18:38:19 16.6 9 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/23 00:20:58 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute