Event between 99JD132 and star GA0640:07160249 with event index number of 1121645
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/03 00:34:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:49:29.7 -25:21:22
Equinox of date position of star is 15:50:45.7 -25:25:08
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 25 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 66% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 43.9 AU from the Sun
and 43.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 528 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3734 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=177.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Diameter=72.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 99JD132, (2021/04/03 00:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:42.8 -26:28:38 0.9 9.04 16 7Del Sco 16:01:35.6 -22:40:50 2.3 3.69 23 1 Sco 15:52:15.7 -25:48:52 4.4 0.52 25 PPM 264699 15:49:19.9 -25:16:48 7.5 0.35 25 PPM 264746 15:51:18.9 -25:28:24 9.1 0.13 25 99JD132 15:50:46.4 -25:25:11 15.0 25 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 99JD132, (2021/04/03 00:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 9.04 16 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 3.69 23 1 Sco 15:50:58.8 -25:45:06 4.4 0.52 25 PPM 264699 15:48:03.3 -25:12:57 7.5 0.35 25 PPM 264746 15:50:02.1 -25:24:36 9.1 0.13 25 99JD132 15:49:29.7 -25:21:22 15.0 25 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:42:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute