Event between 96TK66 and star GA1020:00196093 with event index number of 1056439
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/02/08 16:49:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:08:51.7 +12:27:50
Equinox of date position of star is 02:09:59.7 +12:33:47
Stellar brightness G=14.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 43.1 AU from the Sun
and 43.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 558 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3786 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=332.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.0 sec chord
Diameter=135.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 96TK66, (2021/02/08 16:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:08.1 +16:33:00 0.8 35.78 147 6Bet Ari 01:55:48.6 +20:54:37 2.6 9.01 113 PPM 117850 02:00:33.9 +12:23:47 6.1 2.31 111 PPM 117990 02:10:55.0 +13:16:29 7.8 0.75 113 PPM 117999 02:11:16.1 +12:12:45 8.6 0.47 113 PPM 117981 02:10:00.1 +12:08:32 10.6 0.42 113 96TK66 02:09:59.9 +12:33:48 14.8 113 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 96TK66, (2021/02/08 16:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 35.78 147 6Bet Ari 01:54:38.5 +20:48:26 2.6 9.01 113 PPM 117850 01:59:25.9 +12:17:40 6.1 2.31 111 PPM 117990 02:09:46.5 +13:10:33 7.8 0.75 113 PPM 117999 02:10:07.9 +12:06:49 8.6 0.47 113 PPM 117981 02:08:52.0 +12:02:34 10.6 0.42 113 96TK66 02:08:51.7 +12:27:50 14.8 113 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/18 21:23:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute