Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1160:02112862 with event index number of 1210958
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/04/04 01:21:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:16:44.6 +27:07:09
Equinox of date position of star is 06:18:11.1 +27:06:34
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 76 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 95% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 30.6 AU from the Sun
and 30.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 456 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1214 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.9 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2023/04/04 01:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:44.2 +27:58:05 1.1 19.62 56 Alnath 05:27:45.8 +28:37:30 1.6 11.24 87 44Kap Aur 06:16:51.6 +29:29:15 4.3 2.40 76 PPM 095737 06:19:48.2 +27:11:56 7.8 0.37 75 PPM 095713 06:18:51.8 +27:03:41 9.4 0.16 75 PPM 095695 06:17:56.5 +27:12:55 10.2 0.12 76 15875 06:18:12.0 +27:06:33 15.7 75 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 15875, (2023/04/04 01:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 19.62 56 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 11.24 87 44Kap Aur 06:15:22.6 +29:29:47 4.3 2.40 76 PPM 095737 06:18:20.7 +27:12:35 7.8 0.37 75 PPM 095713 06:17:24.4 +27:04:18 9.4 0.16 75 PPM 095695 06:16:29.1 +27:13:30 10.2 0.12 76 15875 06:16:44.6 +27:07:09 15.7 76 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:31:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute