Event between 06CH69 and star GA1000:03443938 with event index number of 1941027
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/07 21:53:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:31:20.0 +11:05:16
Equinox of date position of star is 10:32:29.0 +10:58:32
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 7 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 96% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 44.6 AU from the Sun
and 43.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 325 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3964 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=270.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Diameter=110.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 06CH69, (2023/02/07 21:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:36.0 +11:51:12 1.3 5.69 13 45 Leo 10:28:52.1 +09:38:38 5.8 1.61 8 PPM 127478 10:32:45.8 +11:02:55 8.3 0.09 7 06CH69 10:32:33.3 +10:58:07 15.9 7 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, (2023/02/07 21:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 5.69 13 45 Leo 10:27:39.0 +09:45:44 5.8 1.61 8 PPM 127478 10:31:32.4 +11:10:05 8.3 0.09 7 06CH69 10:31:20.0 +11:05:16 15.9 7 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/06 01:13:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute