Event between (60621) 00FE8 and star GA0700:05456888 with event index number of 1149630
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/28 21:02:50 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:30:26.0 -18:39:52
Equinox of date position of star is 14:31:36.6 -18:45:25
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 23 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 41.8 AU from the Sun
and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1875 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=253.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Diameter=103.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 60621, (2021/04/28 21:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:19.2 -11:16:19 1.0 17.44 40 27Bet Lib 15:18:09.4 -09:27:37 2.6 14.61 16 PPM 228604 14:19:49.3 -18:48:49 5.9 2.79 25 PPM 228947 14:33:44.2 -18:54:57 8.5 0.52 22 PPM 228876 14:30:41.6 -18:47:32 8.9 0.22 23 60621 14:31:37.5 -18:45:29 14.4 22 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 60621, (2021/04/28 21:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 17.44 40 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 14.61 16 PPM 228604 14:18:38.2 -18:42:59 5.9 2.79 25 PPM 228947 14:32:32.6 -18:49:22 8.5 0.52 22 PPM 228876 14:29:30.2 -18:41:53 8.9 0.22 23 60621 14:30:26.0 -18:39:52 14.4 23 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/20 21:02:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute