Event between 03HM57 and star GA0540:25301151 with event index number of 1157012
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/10 20:55:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:55:07.8 -34:37:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:56:33.0 -34:37:37
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.2
TNO is 14.8 AU from the Sun
and 13.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 127 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
631 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=120.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=49.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 03HM57, (2021/07/10 20:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.8 -26:28:41 0.9 20.14 132 Kap Sco 17:43:58.7 -39:02:20 2.4 5.08 147 PPM 296948 17:54:45.7 -34:44:02 6.3 0.39 150 PPM 296986 17:56:13.9 -34:32:40 7.1 0.11 150 03HM57 17:56:33.9 -34:37:37 14.1 150 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 03HM57, (2021/07/10 20:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.14 132 Kap Sco 17:42:29.3 -39:01:49 2.4 5.08 147 PPM 296948 17:53:19.6 -34:43:51 6.3 0.39 150 PPM 296986 17:54:47.9 -34:32:32 7.1 0.11 150 03HM57 17:55:07.8 -34:37:29 14.1 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/18 22:57:17 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute