Event between 02GW31 and star GA0800:04324450 with event index number of 1070681
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/06 14:51:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:06:50.9 -08:31:43
Equinox of date position of star is 13:07:59.0 -08:38:40
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 16% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6
TNO is 44.3 AU from the Sun
and 43.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 463 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4141 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 02GW31, (2022/03/06 14:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:21.9 -11:16:35 1.0 5.23 170 PPM 196204 13:09:42.0 -09:06:10 5.5 0.62 165 PPM 196140 13:05:56.4 -08:41:23 8.0 0.51 164 PPM 196170 13:07:41.9 -08:35:38 9.2 0.09 165 02GW31 13:08:00.4 -08:38:48 15.7 165 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 02GW31, (2022/03/06 14:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 5.23 170 PPM 196204 13:08:32.4 -08:59:05 5.5 0.62 165 PPM 196140 13:04:47.0 -08:34:16 8.0 0.51 164 PPM 196170 13:06:32.4 -08:28:32 9.2 0.09 165 02GW31 13:06:50.9 -08:31:43 15.7 165 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/02 02:47:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute