Event between 15KG174 and star GA0660:07507677 with event index number of 2449438
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/18 07:44:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:33:44.2 -22:43:44
Equinox of date position of star is 16:35:02.5 -22:46:23
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6
TNO is 30.8 AU from the Sun
and 30.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 189 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1856 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=110.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=45.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 15KG174, (2023/07/18 07:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.3 -26:28:56 0.9 3.83 128 23Tau Sco 16:37:21.1 -28:15:46 2.8 5.51 130 22 Sco 16:31:38.6 -25:09:54 4.5 2.52 128 PPM 265625 16:33:02.0 -22:51:01 8.3 0.49 128 PPM 265662 16:35:14.5 -22:52:27 9.2 0.10 129 15KG174 16:35:08.9 -22:46:36 16.9 129 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 15KG174, (2023/07/18 07:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 3.83 128 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 5.51 130 22 Sco 16:30:12.5 -25:06:55 4.5 2.52 128 PPM 265625 16:31:37.3 -22:48:05 8.3 0.49 128 PPM 265662 16:33:49.7 -22:49:35 9.2 0.10 129 15KG174 16:33:44.2 -22:43:44 16.9 129 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/08 01:04:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute