Event between (120216) 04EW95 and star GA0520:08295457 with event index number of 2139343
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/19 06:47:18 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:20:41.3 -36:22:28
Equinox of date position of star is 15:22:06.4 -36:27:12
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 164 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2
TNO is 27.1 AU from the Sun
and 27.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 172 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1436 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 34.8 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 120216, (2022/08/19 06:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:47.9 -26:28:49 0.9 17.67 167 Bet Lup 15:00:01.5 -43:13:25 2.7 7.98 156 Phi2Lup 15:24:36.6 -36:56:17 4.5 0.69 163 PPM 293705 15:20:47.1 -35:47:11 8.4 0.72 164 PPM 293715 15:21:12.2 -36:20:27 9.4 0.22 164 120216 15:22:08.0 -36:27:18 15.6 164 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 120216, (2022/08/19 06:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.67 167 Bet Lup 14:58:31.9 -43:08:03 2.7 7.98 156 Phi2Lup 15:23:09.3 -36:51:31 4.5 0.69 163 PPM 293705 15:19:20.8 -35:42:20 8.4 0.72 164 PPM 293715 15:19:45.6 -36:15:36 9.4 0.22 164 120216 15:20:41.3 -36:22:28 15.6 164 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/14 01:06:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute