Event between 99XY143 and star GA1080:02387218 with event index number of 241176
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/12 00:24:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:47:16.0 +19:46:09
Equinox of date position of star is 06:48:21.4 +19:44:53
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 27 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 44.9 AU from the Sun
and 43.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 382 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1698 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=363.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.2 sec chord
Diameter=148.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 99XY143, (2020/01/12 00:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:32.4 +27:58:34 1.1 15.60 15 Alhena 06:38:52.1 +16:22:50 1.9 4.06 30 PPM 123009 06:47:31.6 +18:48:54 6.5 0.96 27 PPM 122964 06:46:03.4 +19:30:20 8.0 0.61 27 PPM 123025 06:48:08.9 +19:32:12 9.3 0.22 27 99XY143 06:48:27.0 +19:44:46 14.5 26 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 99XY143, (2020/01/12 00:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 15.60 15 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 4.06 30 PPM 123009 06:46:21.1 +18:50:16 6.5 0.96 27 PPM 122964 06:44:52.5 +19:31:40 8.0 0.61 27 PPM 123025 06:46:58.0 +19:33:35 9.3 0.22 27 99XY143 06:47:16.0 +19:46:09 14.5 27 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:50:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute