Event between 02GH166 and star GA0640:06822778 with event index number of 1131798
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/17 22:01:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:17:47.8 -24:25:22
Equinox of date position of star is 15:19:02.3 -24:29:55
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 28% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 31.6 AU from the Sun
and 30.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 156 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1678 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 02GH166, (2021/04/17 22:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.0 -26:28:39 0.9 16.28 158 7Del Sco 16:01:35.8 -22:40:50 2.3 9.91 151 PPM 263889 15:11:06.1 -24:03:57 6.5 1.86 140 PPM 264075 15:19:51.1 -24:19:34 8.2 0.25 142 02GH166 15:19:03.2 -24:29:58 17.0 142 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 02GH166, (2021/04/17 22:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.28 158 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 9.91 151 PPM 263889 15:09:51.3 -23:59:10 6.5 1.86 140 PPM 264075 15:18:35.8 -24:14:58 8.2 0.25 142 02GH166 15:17:47.8 -24:25:22 17.0 142 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/20 20:34:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute