Event between 02TH301 and star GA1080:00430301 with event index number of 2006994
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/13 15:43:11 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:48:10.9 +19:06:46
Equinox of date position of star is 03:49:30.6 +19:10:56
Stellar brightness G=14.2,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 128 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 64% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=25.4
Object is 39.4 AU from the Sun
and 38.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 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 854 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3122 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Diameter=34.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 02TH301, (2023/01/13 15:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:14.7 +16:33:14 0.8 11.65 117 44Zet Per 03:55:35.2 +31:57:01 2.8 12.84 122 13 Tau 03:43:38.9 +19:46:20 5.7 1.50 129 PPM 119423 03:53:38.4 +18:59:06 8.5 1.00 127 PPM 119372 03:49:35.6 +19:22:00 9.5 0.19 127 02TH301 03:49:30.7 +19:10:56 14.2 127 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 02TH301, (2023/01/13 15:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 11.65 117 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 12.84 122 13 Tau 03:42:18.9 +19:42:01 5.7 1.50 129 PPM 119423 03:52:18.6 +18:55:03 8.5 1.00 127 PPM 119372 03:48:15.7 +19:17:50 9.5 0.19 127 02TH301 03:48:10.9 +19:06:46 14.2 127 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/07 03:17:49 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute