Event between 02GS32 and star GA0660:12635916 with event index number of 1182061
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/25 17:40:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:24:00.6 -23:11:39
Equinox of date position of star is 17:25:21.6 -23:12:48
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 147 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 34% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5
TNO is 38.6 AU from the Sun
and 38.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 3958 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1602 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=187.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.2 sec chord
Diameter=76.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 02GS32, (2023/02/25 17:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:49.9 -26:28:53 0.9 12.80 158 35Eta Oph 17:11:42.5 -15:45:07 2.6 8.13 149 PPM 266836 17:26:31.3 -24:15:46 6.4 1.08 146 PPM 266796 17:24:37.3 -23:01:48 7.8 0.26 147 PPM 266805 17:25:08.5 -23:07:09 9.8 0.11 147 02GS32 17:25:24.9 -23:12:51 15.4 146 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 02GS32, (2023/02/25 17:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.80 158 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 8.13 149 PPM 266836 17:25:06.3 -24:14:37 6.4 1.08 146 PPM 266796 17:23:13.1 -23:00:35 7.8 0.26 147 PPM 266805 17:23:44.2 -23:05:57 9.8 0.11 147 02GS32 17:24:00.6 -23:11:39 15.4 147 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/02 01:16:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute