Event between (126619) 02CX154 and star GA0760:04685701 with event index number of 1055294
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/02/10 17:27:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:42:24.2 -12:38:00
Equinox of date position of star is 12:43:30.1 -12:44:54
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5
TNO is 42.1 AU from the Sun
and 41.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 515 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5597 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=218.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.0 sec chord
Diameter=89.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 126619, (2021/02/10 17:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:18.5 -11:16:15 1.0 10.57 105 4Gam Crv 12:16:53.7 -17:39:33 2.6 8.08 116 PPM 226198 12:42:21.8 -13:07:47 6.0 0.47 114 PPM 226222 12:43:28.7 -12:49:48 9.7 0.08 113 126619 12:43:30.3 -12:44:56 16.2 113 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 126619, (2021/02/10 17:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 10.57 105 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:30 2.6 8.08 116 PPM 226198 12:41:15.7 -13:00:51 6.0 0.47 114 PPM 226222 12:42:22.6 -12:42:52 9.7 0.08 113 126619 12:42:24.2 -12:38:00 16.2 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/18 21:27:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute