Event between 03QM91 and star GA0960:00099316 with event index number of 1550404
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/18 17:36:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:06:57.4 +07:43:54
Equinox of date position of star is 01:08:05.5 +07:50:51
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 41.2 AU from the Sun
and 40.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 97 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2045 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=270.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=110.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03QM91, (2022/10/18 17:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:14:24.8 +15:18:37 2.8 15.12 115 71Eps Psc 01:04:07.8 +08:00:44 4.3 1.01 109 PPM 144276 01:08:05.4 +08:46:25 8.5 0.92 107 PPM 144247 01:06:23.1 +07:59:47 9.7 0.46 108 PPM 144277 01:08:06.0 +08:00:10 10.1 0.15 108 03QM91 01:08:08.7 +07:51:11 15.7 108 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 03QM91, (2022/10/18 17:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 15.12 115 71Eps Psc 01:02:56.5 +07:53:25 4.3 1.01 109 PPM 144276 01:06:53.9 +08:39:08 8.5 0.92 107 PPM 144247 01:05:11.8 +07:52:29 9.7 0.46 108 PPM 144277 01:06:54.7 +07:52:53 10.1 0.15 108 03QM91 01:06:57.4 +07:43:54 15.7 108 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/04 01:56:41 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute