Event between 15AH281 and star GA1100:02960145 with event index number of 2763402
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/23 04:05:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:29:36.9 +21:12:56
Equinox of date position of star is 07:30:55.4 +21:10:06
Stellar brightness G=14.0,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 52.5 AU from the Sun
and 52.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 281 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2255 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=503.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.7 sec chord
Diameter=205.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 15AH281, (2022/09/23 04:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:42.2 +27:58:10 1.1 7.69 35 63 Gem 07:29:05.1 +21:23:49 5.7 0.49 38 PPM 097544 07:29:45.5 +21:30:05 7.9 0.44 38 PPM 097574 07:31:06.0 +20:47:57 9.4 0.37 38 15AH281 07:30:57.6 +21:10:01 14.0 37 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 15AH281, (2022/09/23 04:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 7.69 35 63 Gem 07:27:44.2 +21:26:40 5.7 0.49 38 PPM 097544 07:28:24.5 +21:32:57 7.9 0.44 38 PPM 097574 07:29:45.4 +20:50:52 9.4 0.37 38 15AH281 07:29:36.9 +21:12:56 14.0 38 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/02 01:10:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute