Event between (168703) 00GP183 and star GA0660:06850745 with event index number of 1965640
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/19 06:29:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:57:01.1 -23:38:24
Equinox of date position of star is 15:58:19.1 -23:42:06
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 37% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 36.8 AU from the Sun
and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1422 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=368.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.9 sec chord
Diameter=150.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 168703, (2022/09/19 06:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:48.2 -26:28:50 0.9 7.85 149 7Del Sco 16:01:40.8 -22:41:04 2.3 1.27 141 PPM 264830 15:55:17.3 -24:02:39 5.4 0.78 140 PPM 264924 15:59:10.1 -23:35:29 7.1 0.21 141 168703 15:58:22.5 -23:42:15 16.3 141 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 168703, (2022/09/19 06:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.85 149 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 1.27 141 PPM 264830 15:53:55.9 -23:58:42 5.4 0.78 140 PPM 264924 15:57:48.8 -23:31:39 7.1 0.21 141 168703 15:57:01.1 -23:38:24 16.3 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/09 01:02:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute