Event between 06JU58 and star GA0680:07384477 with event index number of 1937892
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/05/03 16:38:50 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:40:54.2 -20:37:38
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:13.0 -20:40:07
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 175 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5
TNO is 48.5 AU from the Sun
and 47.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 872 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1830 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.3 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 06JU58, (2022/05/03 16:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:46.8 -26:28:47 0.9 6.37 174 23Tau Sco 16:37:16.6 -28:15:38 2.8 7.67 175 PPM 232040 16:43:12.7 -19:57:55 5.8 0.74 175 PPM 265950 16:48:16.2 -20:08:36 7.9 1.51 175 PPM 265818 16:43:36.6 -20:31:00 9.6 0.36 175 06JU58 16:42:13.5 -20:40:08 15.6 175 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 06JU58, (2022/05/03 16:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 6.37 174 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 7.67 175 PPM 232040 16:41:53.8 -19:55:27 5.8 0.74 175 PPM 265950 16:46:57.2 -20:06:17 7.9 1.51 175 PPM 265818 16:42:17.4 -20:28:33 9.6 0.36 175 06JU58 16:40:54.2 -20:37:38 15.6 175 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/13 02:12:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute