Event between 02GW32 and star GA0640:09732020 with event index number of 2794163
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/06/19 16:13:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:57:04.0 -24:58:44
Equinox of date position of star is 16:58:29.6 -25:00:49
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 151 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0
Object is 37.0 AU from the Sun
and 36.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 944 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4143 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:4E
Star training set for 02GW32, (2023/06/19 16:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.0 -26:28:55 0.9 6.40 145 23Tau Sco 16:37:20.8 -28:15:46 2.8 5.74 147 26 Oph 17:01:35.9 -25:01:22 5.8 0.70 151 PPM 266148 16:57:10.9 -25:34:11 8.0 0.63 151 PPM 266185 16:59:10.7 -25:03:50 8.8 0.16 151 02GW32 16:58:30.3 -25:00:50 16.2 151 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 02GW32, (2023/06/19 16:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 6.40 145 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 5.74 147 26 Oph 17:00:09.6 -24:59:22 5.8 0.70 151 PPM 266148 16:55:44.4 -25:32:02 8.0 0.63 151 PPM 266185 16:57:44.5 -25:01:45 8.8 0.16 151 02GW32 16:57:04.0 -24:58:44 16.2 151 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:27:41 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute