Event between 15FP36 and star GA0940:04052377 with event index number of 1989169
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/16 22:51:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:23:02.0 +05:01:44
Equinox of date position of star is 15:24:05.9 +04:57:13
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 117 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0
TNO is 27.0 AU from the Sun
and 27.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 101 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1118 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=202.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Diameter=82.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15FP36, (2022/01/16 22:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Arcturus 14:16:40.1 +19:04:08 0.0 21.67 96 Unukalhai 15:45:21.3 +06:21:28 2.6 5.46 121 3 Ser 15:16:17.2 +04:51:32 5.3 1.96 116 PPM 161485 15:23:05.7 +05:31:08 8.4 0.62 117 PPM 161476 15:22:18.2 +05:18:18 9.3 0.58 117 PPM 161500 15:23:50.0 +05:02:53 11.0 0.12 117 15FP36 15:24:07.8 +04:57:05 16.1 118 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 15FP36, (2022/01/16 22:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Arcturus 14:15:38.0 +19:10:14 0.0 21.67 96 Unukalhai 15:44:16.3 +06:25:33 2.6 5.46 121 3 Ser 15:15:11.3 +04:56:22 5.3 1.96 116 PPM 161485 15:22:00.1 +05:35:48 8.4 0.62 117 PPM 161476 15:21:12.5 +05:22:59 9.3 0.58 117 PPM 161500 15:22:44.3 +05:07:32 11.0 0.12 117 15FP36 15:23:02.0 +05:01:44 16.1 117 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/25 23:36:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute