Event between 15KP175 and star GA0760:05644194 with event index number of 2455673
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/22 20:55:19 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:17:01.9 -12:24:31
Equinox of date position of star is 16:18:14.6 -12:27:39
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 99 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 9% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 42.0 AU from the Sun
and 42.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 188 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2110 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=154.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=63.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 15KP175, (2022/09/22 20:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:48.3 -26:28:50 0.9 14.32 106 13Zet Oph 16:38:24.8 -10:36:41 2.6 5.26 103 11 Sco 16:08:52.3 -12:48:17 6.1 2.32 97 PPM 231431 16:16:49.3 -12:44:07 7.9 0.45 99 PPM 231453 16:18:01.3 -12:35:55 9.4 0.15 99 15KP175 16:18:17.8 -12:27:47 15.5 100 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 15KP175, (2022/09/22 20:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 14.32 106 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 5.26 103 11 Sco 16:07:36.3 -12:44:44 6.1 2.32 97 PPM 231431 16:15:33.3 -12:40:48 7.9 0.45 99 PPM 231453 16:16:45.3 -12:32:38 9.4 0.15 99 15KP175 16:17:01.9 -12:24:31 15.5 99 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/08 00:58:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute