Event between 05VA123 and star GA1140:02082002 with event index number of 1987889
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/11/02 02:24:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:17:52.9 +24:36:22
Equinox of date position of star is 06:19:16.7 +24:35:45
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 59% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 38.0 AU from the Sun
and 37.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 439 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1814 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=226.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.4 sec chord
Diameter=92.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 05VA123, (2022/11/02 02:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:24.5 +07:24:34 0.4 18.04 125 Alhena 06:39:01.9 +16:22:40 1.9 9.43 137 9 Gem 06:18:22.3 +23:43:52 6.1 0.89 133 PPM 095790 06:21:29.0 +24:33:19 8.5 0.50 134 PPM 095716 06:18:58.8 +24:31:50 10.1 0.09 133 05VA123 06:19:17.0 +24:35:45 16.9 134 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 05VA123, (2022/11/02 02:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 18.04 125 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.43 137 9 Gem 06:16:58.7 +23:44:27 6.1 0.89 133 PPM 095790 06:20:04.9 +24:34:00 8.5 0.50 134 PPM 095716 06:17:34.7 +24:32:26 10.1 0.09 133 05VA123 06:17:52.9 +24:36:22 16.9 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/01 04:15:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute