Event between 02GP32 and star GA0660:25365073 with event index number of 1181599
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/23 17:27:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:16:35.8 -22:34:39
Equinox of date position of star is 18:17:56.4 -22:34:06
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 16% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 34.1 AU from the Sun
and 34.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.9
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 417 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1403 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 02GP32, (2023/02/23 17:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:49.8 -26:28:53 0.9 24.64 131 Nunki 18:56:41.9 -26:15:57 2.0 9.55 99 14 Sgr 18:15:39.4 -21:42:18 5.4 1.02 108 PPM 268203 18:19:20.9 -22:19:59 8.0 0.39 107 PPM 268134 18:16:47.3 -22:43:50 9.7 0.32 108 02GP32 18:17:59.8 -22:34:04 15.2 107 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, (2023/02/23 17:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 24.64 131 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 9.55 99 14 Sgr 18:14:15.9 -21:42:48 5.4 1.02 108 PPM 268203 18:17:57.0 -22:20:37 8.0 0.39 107 PPM 268134 18:15:23.1 -22:44:22 9.7 0.32 108 02GP32 18:16:35.8 -22:34:39 15.2 108 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/18 00:59:48 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute