Event between 98WX31 and star GA1140:02498060 with event index number of 1028261
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/31 16:07:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:45:23.9 +25:44:45
Equinox of date position of star is 06:46:41.7 +25:43:21
Stellar brightness G=13.0,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 40.8 AU from the Sun
and 39.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 57 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1445 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=272.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Diameter=111.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 98WX31, (2020/12/31 16:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:35.9 +27:58:26 1.1 13.54 6 Alhena 06:38:55.5 +16:22:46 1.9 9.52 22 PPM 096264 06:38:44.5 +24:34:18 6.5 2.14 20 PPM 096625 06:52:18.2 +25:43:59 7.5 1.26 17 PPM 096452 06:45:11.1 +25:23:46 9.5 0.47 19 PPM 096520 06:47:51.8 +25:39:14 11.1 0.27 18 98WX31 06:46:41.7 +25:43:21 13.0 18 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 98WX31, (2020/12/31 16:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.0 +28:01:33 1.1 13.54 6 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.52 22 PPM 096264 06:37:27.2 +24:35:27 6.5 2.14 20 PPM 096625 06:51:00.4 +25:45:33 7.5 1.26 17 PPM 096452 06:43:53.5 +25:25:07 9.5 0.47 19 PPM 096520 06:46:34.0 +25:40:40 11.1 0.27 18 98WX31 06:45:23.9 +25:44:45 13.0 18 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/24 00:10:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute