Event between 03HM57 and star GA0540:35144689 with event index number of 2001924
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/16 02:54:18 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:30:48.2 -34:34:34
Equinox of date position of star is 18:32:16.7 -34:33:33
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 100 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 80% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.1
TNO is 14.2 AU from the Sun
and 13.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 287 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
739 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=128.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=52.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 03HM57, (2022/08/16 02:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:47.9 -26:28:49 0.9 27.27 127 38Zet Sgr 19:04:02.9 -29:50:45 2.7 8.20 93 PPM 297700 18:27:24.4 -33:55:52 6.3 1.19 101 PPM 297833 18:32:53.6 -34:43:58 8.4 0.21 100 PPM 297815 18:32:14.9 -34:37:37 9.7 0.07 100 03HM57 18:32:18.4 -34:33:32 16.1 100 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, (2022/08/16 02:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 27.27 127 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 8.20 93 PPM 297700 18:25:54.6 -33:56:44 6.3 1.19 101 PPM 297833 18:31:23.3 -34:45:01 8.4 0.21 100 PPM 297815 18:30:44.6 -34:38:39 9.7 0.07 100 03HM57 18:30:48.2 -34:34:34 16.1 100 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/13 02:15:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute