Event between 02GS32 and star GA0660:11192720 with event index number of 1267313
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/10 11:37:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:17:20.1 -23:02:45
Equinox of date position of star is 17:18:41.0 -23:04:07
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 123 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 46% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4
TNO is 38.6 AU from the Sun
and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2326 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5125 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=187.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=76.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 02GS32, (2023/07/10 11:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.2 -26:28:56 0.9 11.39 133 35Eta Oph 17:11:43.7 -15:45:09 2.6 7.50 125 PPM 266746 17:23:08.3 -24:55:40 6.5 2.11 122 PPM 266655 17:19:33.5 -24:05:49 7.0 1.04 123 PPM 266662 17:19:52.8 -22:59:04 9.4 0.27 123 02GS32 17:18:45.6 -23:04:11 16.1 123 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, (2023/07/10 11:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.39 133 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 7.50 125 PPM 266746 17:21:41.5 -24:54:23 6.5 2.11 122 PPM 266655 17:18:07.3 -24:04:25 7.0 1.04 123 PPM 266662 17:18:27.3 -22:57:40 9.4 0.27 123 02GS32 17:17:20.1 -23:02:45 16.1 123 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/03 00:00:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute