Event between (120132) 03FY128 and star GA0680:05754095 with event index number of 2428724
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/02 05:42:35 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:53:01.6 -21:34:55
Equinox of date position of star is 13:54:14.0 -21:41:18
Stellar brightness G=12.2,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0
TNO is 40.8 AU from the Sun
and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.8
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 133 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1597 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=663.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 48.1 sec chord
Diameter=271.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 120132, (2022/03/02 05:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:21.8 -11:16:35 1.0 12.37 131 PPM 262311 13:58:42.1 -23:07:48 5.8 1.77 118 PPM 262217 13:55:03.9 -21:19:37 8.3 0.41 120 PPM 262210 13:54:48.9 -21:35:49 9.6 0.16 120 120132 13:54:15.4 -21:41:25 12.2 119 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 120132, (2022/03/02 05:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 12.37 131 PPM 262311 13:57:27.7 -23:01:21 5.8 1.77 118 PPM 262217 13:53:50.2 -21:13:07 8.3 0.41 120 PPM 262210 13:53:35.1 -21:29:19 9.6 0.16 120 120132 13:53:01.6 -21:34:55 12.2 120 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/04 01:50:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute