Event between 12UN177 and star GA1260:00648323 with event index number of 2307107
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/07/29 23:15:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:57:04.1 +36:28:24
Equinox of date position of star is 02:58:26.3 +36:33:36
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 86 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 36.3 AU from the Sun
and 36.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2917 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=186.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=76.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 12UN177, (2022/07/29 23:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:13.1 +16:33:10 0.8 29.62 71 Algol 03:09:38.8 +41:02:28 2.1 4.98 83 24 Per 03:00:28.1 +35:16:20 4.9 1.35 86 PPM 068001 03:01:46.6 +36:28:35 8.0 0.67 86 PPM 067921 02:57:11.1 +36:29:19 10.0 0.27 87 PPM 067934 02:57:55.9 +36:46:17 11.0 0.24 86 12UN177 02:58:29.1 +36:33:47 16.8 86 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 12UN177, (2022/07/29 23:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 29.62 71 Algol 03:08:10.1 +40:57:20 2.1 4.98 83 24 Per 02:59:03.6 +35:10:59 4.9 1.35 86 PPM 068001 03:00:21.3 +36:23:17 8.0 0.67 86 PPM 067921 02:55:46.1 +36:23:54 10.0 0.27 87 PPM 067934 02:56:30.7 +36:40:53 11.0 0.24 86 12UN177 02:57:04.1 +36:28:24 16.8 86 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/26 23:53:49 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute