Event between (136204) 03WL7 and star GA1060:03328779 with event index number of 2039254
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/17 19:07:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:24:58.2 +17:10:55
Equinox of date position of star is 10:26:12.3 +17:03:55
Stellar brightness G=11.7,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 36% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4
TNO is 17.5 AU from the Sun
and 17.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.5
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 154 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
929 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=110.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.8 sec chord
Diameter=45.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 136204, (2022/12/17 19:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:35.6 +11:51:15 1.3 6.58 43 PPM 127261 10:17:31.0 +17:37:29 6.5 2.15 43 PPM 127406 10:28:07.3 +17:06:05 7.8 0.46 40 PPM 127381 10:26:19.2 +17:02:05 9.6 0.04 41 136204 10:26:12.6 +17:03:53 11.7 40 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 136204, (2022/12/17 19:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 6.58 43 PPM 127261 10:16:16.1 +17:44:23 6.5 2.15 43 PPM 127406 10:26:53.0 +17:13:08 7.8 0.46 40 PPM 127381 10:25:04.8 +17:09:07 9.6 0.04 41 136204 10:24:58.2 +17:10:55 11.7 41 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/13 03:28:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute