Event between 04MW8 and star GA0840:19855165 with event index number of 2577064
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/24 18:03:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 22:01:41.8 -05:59:32
Equinox of date position of star is 22:02:51.6 -05:53:04
Stellar brightness G=11.6,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 24.7 AU from the Sun
and 23.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 107 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1411 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=117.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=48.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 04MW8, (2022/09/24 18:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:54.1 -29:30:05 1.2 27.06 158 Markab 23:05:53.7 +15:19:41 2.5 26.33 156 30 Aqr 22:04:28.1 -06:24:42 5.5 0.66 160 PPM 205875 22:02:47.0 -06:06:10 8.3 0.22 160 04MW8 22:02:53.2 -05:52:55 11.6 160 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 04MW8, (2022/09/24 18:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 27.06 158 Markab 23:04:45.8 +15:12:18 2.5 26.33 156 30 Aqr 22:03:16.5 -06:31:21 5.5 0.66 160 PPM 205875 22:01:35.5 -06:12:47 8.3 0.22 160 04MW8 22:01:41.8 -05:59:32 11.6 160 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/13 02:16:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute