Event between 12TC324 and star GA0960:00260107 with event index number of 2160606
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/06 01:04:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:03:30.4 +07:01:13
Equinox of date position of star is 03:04:40.3 +07:06:17
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 82% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0
TNO is 34.1 AU from the Sun
and 33.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 79 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1367 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=289.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.7 sec chord
Diameter=118.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
Star training set for 12TC324, (2022/10/06 01:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:13.8 +16:33:12 0.8 24.49 106 Menkar 03:03:28.3 +04:10:40 2.5 2.95 80 PPM 146189 03:04:40.6 +06:18:51 6.3 0.79 81 PPM 146197 03:05:10.5 +07:22:10 7.9 0.28 82 PPM 146180 03:03:55.1 +07:09:18 9.8 0.20 82 12TC324 03:04:43.2 +07:06:30 16.5 82 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 12TC324, (2022/10/06 01:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 24.49 106 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 2.95 80 PPM 146189 03:03:28.2 +06:13:34 6.3 0.79 81 PPM 146197 03:03:57.6 +07:16:54 7.9 0.28 82 PPM 146180 03:02:42.4 +07:04:00 9.8 0.20 82 12TC324 03:03:30.4 +07:01:13 16.5 82 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/16 00:38:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute