Event between (120216) 04EW95 and star GA0500:09152542 with event index number of 2139442
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/27 08:26:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:46:14.3 -38:45:44
Equinox of date position of star is 15:47:45.8 -38:49:57
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 33% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1
Object is 27.2 AU from the Sun
and 26.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 139 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1935 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.1 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 120216, (2023/03/27 08:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:50.1 -26:28:54 0.9 15.29 173 Eta Lup 16:01:40.1 -38:27:39 2.8 2.74 162 PPM 294265 15:49:00.1 -37:59:16 6.0 0.88 161 PPM 294296 15:50:28.7 -38:40:56 8.1 0.55 161 PPM 294237 15:47:43.0 -38:50:46 9.6 0.02 160 120216 15:47:46.6 -38:49:59 16.9 160 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, (2023/03/27 08:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.29 173 Eta Lup 16:00:07.3 -38:23:48 2.8 2.74 162 PPM 294265 15:47:28.3 -37:55:03 6.0 0.88 161 PPM 294296 15:48:56.3 -38:36:45 8.1 0.55 161 PPM 294237 15:46:10.7 -38:46:31 9.6 0.02 160 120216 15:46:14.3 -38:45:44 16.9 160 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:31:45 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute