Event between 02GH166 and star GA0620:07389822 with event index number of 1230893
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/30 18:09:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:38:09.7 -26:02:17
Equinox of date position of star is 15:39:31.7 -26:06:41
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 66% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 31.6 AU from the Sun
and 31.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 250 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1633 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=216.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.7 sec chord
Diameter=88.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 02GH166, (2023/03/30 18:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:50.2 -26:28:54 0.9 11.49 132 7Del Sco 16:01:42.7 -22:41:10 2.3 6.10 125 PPM 264463 15:38:52.5 -26:21:18 6.4 0.29 121 02GH166 15:39:33.6 -26:06:46 15.7 121 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, (2023/03/30 18:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.49 132 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 6.10 125 PPM 264463 15:37:28.5 -26:16:48 6.4 0.29 121 02GH166 15:38:09.7 -26:02:17 15.7 121 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/09/26 02:28:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute