Event between 13UW18 and star GA0960:00144730 with event index number of 2466617
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/02/06 09:06:05 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:40:59.5 +06:58:53
Equinox of date position of star is 01:42:08.5 +07:05:30
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 3 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 35.7 AU from the Sun
and 36.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.8
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 274 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1969 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=120.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=49.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 13UW18, (2022/02/06 09:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:11.5 +16:33:07 0.8 43.76 47 68Omi Cet 02:20:27.9 -02:52:42 2.0 13.81 16 106Nu Psc 01:42:35.1 +05:35:55 4.4 1.50 3 PPM 144799 01:37:50.6 +06:49:48 8.0 1.10 2 PPM 144870 01:42:10.0 +07:04:11 9.8 0.02 3 13UW18 01:42:09.0 +07:05:33 16.5 3 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 13UW18, (2022/02/06 09:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 43.76 47 68Omi Cet 02:19:20.8 -02:58:45 2.0 13.81 16 106Nu Psc 01:41:25.9 +05:29:15 4.4 1.50 3 PPM 144799 01:36:41.2 +06:43:04 8.0 1.10 2 PPM 144870 01:41:00.5 +06:57:31 9.8 0.02 3 13UW18 01:40:59.5 +06:58:53 16.5 3 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/04 02:03:53 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute