Event between 02PR149 and star GA0940:00097288 with event index number of 2714441
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/30 03:23:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:05:06.7 +05:09:14
Equinox of date position of star is 01:06:14.6 +05:16:14
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 172 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 41.7 AU from the Sun
and 40.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 234 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2628 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=243.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.6 sec chord
Diameter=99.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 02PR149, (2022/08/30 03:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:53.9 -29:30:06 1.2 46.30 141 Algenib 00:14:24.3 +15:18:34 2.8 16.22 164 80 Psc 01:09:32.4 +05:46:09 5.5 0.95 171 77 Psc 01:06:59.7 +05:01:43 6.7 0.30 172 PPM 144234 01:05:43.6 +05:06:02 9.5 0.22 173 02PR149 01:06:17.2 +05:16:30 15.9 172 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 02PR149, (2022/08/30 03:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 46.30 141 Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 16.22 164 80 Psc 01:08:21.8 +05:38:55 5.5 0.95 171 77 Psc 01:05:49.3 +04:54:27 6.7 0.30 172 PPM 144234 01:04:33.2 +04:58:46 9.5 0.22 173 02PR149 01:05:06.7 +05:09:14 15.9 172 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/02 00:47:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute