Event between 06CH69 and star GA1000:03446949 with event index number of 1941023
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/26 23:46:27 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:33:33.9 +10:51:12
Equinox of date position of star is 10:34:42.8 +10:44:27
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 44.6 AU from the Sun
and 44.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 739 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4970 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=270.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.4 sec chord
Diameter=110.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 06CH69, (2022/12/26 23:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:35.7 +11:51:14 1.3 6.27 174 47Rho Leo 10:34:01.2 +09:11:15 3.8 1.56 168 PPM 127478 10:32:45.4 +11:02:58 8.3 0.59 169 PPM 127528 10:36:38.2 +10:48:48 9.7 0.46 168 06CH69 10:34:46.7 +10:44:04 16.8 168 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 06CH69, (2022/12/26 23:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 6.27 174 47Rho Leo 10:32:48.7 +09:18:24 3.8 1.56 168 PPM 127478 10:31:32.4 +11:10:05 8.3 0.59 169 PPM 127528 10:35:25.4 +10:55:58 9.7 0.46 168 06CH69 10:33:33.9 +10:51:12 16.8 169 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/05 01:25:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute