Event between 02GP32 and star GA0660:22309270 with event index number of 1053582
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/02/19 23:50:09 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:58:19.2 -22:32:14
Equinox of date position of star is 17:59:35.6 -22:32:16
Stellar brightness G=14.3,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 33.7 AU from the Sun
and 34.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 307 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1429 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 02GP32, (2021/02/19 23:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:42.4 -26:28:38 0.9 20.57 172 35Eta Oph 17:11:35.5 -15:44:59 2.6 13.21 165 PPM 267709 18:03:11.3 -22:46:45 5.8 0.86 153 PPM 267607 18:00:14.0 -22:31:04 7.4 0.15 154 PPM 267574 17:59:11.1 -22:34:13 9.5 0.10 154 02GP32 17:59:36.0 -22:32:16 14.3 154 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 02GP32, (2021/02/19 23:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.57 172 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 13.21 165 PPM 267709 18:01:54.4 -22:46:50 5.8 0.86 153 PPM 267607 17:58:57.3 -22:31:03 7.4 0.15 154 PPM 267574 17:57:54.3 -22:34:10 9.5 0.10 154 02GP32 17:58:19.2 -22:32:14 14.3 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/18 21:42:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute