Event between 03UV292 and star GA1060:01459321 with event index number of 1073616
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/09 19:42:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:56:50.7 +17:12:14
Equinox of date position of star is 05:58:07.3 +17:12:19
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
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 37% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 37.8 AU from the Sun
and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 177 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1491 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=210.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Diameter=86.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 03UV292, (2021/12/09 19:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:21.6 +07:24:34 0.4 9.81 113 Alhena 06:38:58.7 +16:22:43 1.9 9.81 125 57 Ori 05:56:14.6 +19:45:07 5.6 2.59 116 PPM 121583 05:56:15.1 +17:24:15 8.3 0.49 115 PPM 121640 05:58:24.0 +17:00:43 8.8 0.20 116 PPM 121646 05:58:31.2 +17:09:07 10.5 0.11 116 03UV292 05:58:07.3 +17:12:19 16.6 116 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 03UV292, (2021/12/09 19:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 9.81 113 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.81 125 57 Ori 05:54:56.6 +19:44:58 5.6 2.59 116 PPM 121583 05:54:58.5 +17:24:07 8.3 0.49 115 PPM 121640 05:57:07.6 +17:00:39 8.8 0.20 116 PPM 121646 05:57:14.7 +17:09:03 10.5 0.11 116 03UV292 05:56:50.7 +17:12:14 16.6 116 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/08 01:42:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute