Event between 02GP32 and star GA0660:24309570 with event index number of 1181813
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/06/22 12:47:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:13:35.2 -22:34:34
Equinox of date position of star is 18:14:55.8 -22:34:06
Stellar brightness G=15.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 34.2 AU from the Sun
and 33.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 346 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1472 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.0 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 02GP32, (2023/06/22 12:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.0 -26:28:55 0.9 23.97 111 Nunki 18:56:43.1 -26:15:56 2.0 10.19 143 14 Sgr 18:15:40.6 -21:42:18 5.4 0.88 134 PPM 268070 18:14:45.2 -22:49:33 8.5 0.26 134 PPM 268073 18:14:50.6 -22:42:35 8.9 0.15 134 02GP32 18:15:00.4 -22:34:04 15.1 134 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, (2023/06/22 12:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 23.97 111 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 10.19 143 14 Sgr 18:14:15.9 -21:42:48 5.4 0.88 134 PPM 268070 18:13:19.8 -22:50:02 8.5 0.26 134 PPM 268073 18:13:25.3 -22:43:04 8.9 0.15 134 02GP32 18:13:35.2 -22:34:34 15.1 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/20 00:54:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute