Event between 05CF81 and star GA0940:03582476 with event index number of 1980266
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/28 18:40:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 11:19:57.4 +04:42:03
Equinox of date position of star is 11:21:06.1 +04:34:45
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 14% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8
TNO is 35.1 AU from the Sun
and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.3
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 137 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2204 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=129.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=52.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
Star training set for 05CF81, (2022/03/28 18:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:33.3 +11:51:28 1.3 19.13 173 Denebola 11:50:11.6 +14:26:52 2.1 12.19 152 77Sig Leo 11:22:17.0 +05:54:26 4.0 1.36 155 PPM 157764 11:22:07.8 +04:45:30 7.8 0.31 155 PPM 157746 11:20:56.0 +04:18:34 9.2 0.27 155 PPM 157735 11:20:42.2 +04:41:26 10.3 0.15 155 05CF81 11:21:06.2 +04:34:44 16.1 155 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 05CF81, (2022/03/28 18:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 19.13 173 Denebola 11:49:02.9 +14:34:17 2.1 12.19 152 77Sig Leo 11:21:08.1 +06:01:45 4.0 1.36 155 PPM 157764 11:20:59.0 +04:52:49 7.8 0.31 155 PPM 157746 11:19:47.2 +04:25:53 9.2 0.27 155 PPM 157735 11:19:33.4 +04:48:45 10.3 0.15 155 05CF81 11:19:57.4 +04:42:03 16.1 155 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/13 02:12:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute