Event between (168700) 00GE147 and star GA0720:06421116 with event index number of 1966186
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/04/24 06:14:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:41:09.1 -17:03:30
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:29.8 -17:06:06
Stellar brightness G=14.0,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3
Object is 32.1 AU from the Sun
and 31.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 635 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2236 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 168700, (2023/04/24 06:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:50.4 -26:28:54 0.9 9.76 166 13Zet Oph 16:38:26.7 -10:36:45 2.6 6.56 159 PPM 232030 16:42:55.4 -17:47:07 5.0 0.69 165 PPM 232029 16:42:54.9 -16:58:36 8.4 0.16 165 168700 16:42:29.8 -17:06:06 14.0 165 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 168700, (2023/04/24 06:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 9.76 166 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 6.56 159 PPM 232030 16:41:34.4 -17:44:32 5.0 0.69 165 PPM 232029 16:41:34.3 -16:56:01 8.4 0.16 165 168700 16:41:09.1 -17:03:30 14.0 165 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:32:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute