Event between 15VS164 and star GA1040:00460176 with event index number of 1949970
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/09/30 04:45:05 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:15:02.8 +15:39:13
Equinox of date position of star is 04:16:16.7 +15:42:23
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 46 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2
TNO is 34.5 AU from the Sun
and 33.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 237 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1912 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=110.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=45.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15VS164, (2021/09/30 04:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:10.3 +16:33:05 0.8 5.09 41 44Zet Per 03:55:30.3 +31:56:47 2.8 16.91 47 48 Tau 04:17:00.5 +15:27:12 6.5 0.31 46 PPM 119731 04:16:15.3 +15:47:27 9.6 0.08 46 15VS164 04:16:17.0 +15:42:24 14.5 46 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 15VS164, (2021/09/30 04:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 5.09 41 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 16.91 47 48 Tau 04:15:46.5 +15:24:01 6.5 0.31 46 PPM 119731 04:15:01.1 +15:44:15 9.6 0.08 46 15VS164 04:15:02.8 +15:39:13 14.5 46 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/08/29 01:39:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute