Event between 02VF131 and star GA1100:01876735 with event index number of 1039282
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/02/03 14:36:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:16:24.8 +21:45:15
Equinox of date position of star is 06:17:40.5 +21:44:44
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2
TNO is 43.5 AU from the Sun
and 42.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 412 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2872 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=279.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.1 sec chord
Diameter=114.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 02VF131, (2021/02/03 14:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:18.9 +07:24:33 0.4 15.23 121 Alhena 06:38:55.8 +16:22:46 1.9 7.35 111 7Eta Gem 06:16:09.1 +22:29:55 4.5 0.83 117 PPM 095712 06:18:36.6 +22:08:05 8.5 0.44 116 PPM 095684 06:17:24.0 +21:41:22 9.8 0.09 117 02VF131 06:17:40.9 +21:44:44 16.8 116 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 02VF131, (2021/02/03 14:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 15.23 121 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 7.35 111 7Eta Gem 06:14:52.6 +22:30:24 4.5 0.83 117 PPM 095712 06:17:20.4 +22:08:38 8.5 0.44 116 PPM 095684 06:16:08.0 +21:41:53 9.8 0.09 117 02VF131 06:16:24.8 +21:45:15 16.8 116 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/01 22:42:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute