Event between 03UP292 and star GA1240:02094426 with event index number of 1158225
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/08/18 16:57:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:38:34.7 +34:04:20
Equinox of date position of star is 05:39:59.7 +34:04:58
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 29.3 AU from the Sun
and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1248 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 03UP292, (2021/08/18 16:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:09.9 +16:33:04 0.8 22.50 152 Alnath 05:27:39.7 +28:37:25 1.6 6.06 166 PPM 070537 05:35:04.6 +34:44:20 6.1 1.21 165 PPM 070650 05:39:50.5 +34:11:06 8.5 0.11 166 03UP292 05:40:00.7 +34:04:59 16.9 167 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 03UP292, (2021/08/18 16:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 22.50 152 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 6.06 166 PPM 070537 05:33:38.1 +34:43:32 6.1 1.21 165 PPM 070650 05:38:24.4 +34:10:27 8.5 0.11 166 03UP292 05:38:34.7 +34:04:20 16.9 166 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/17 01:06:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute