Event between (181855) 98WT31 and star GA1320:02720498 with event index number of 1211402
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/23 22:03:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:11:07.2 +42:36:18
Equinox of date position of star is 05:12:44.5 +42:37:53
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 156 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5
TNO is 37.6 AU from the Sun
and 36.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 236 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3292 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 181855, (2022/12/23 22:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:14.5 +16:33:13 0.8 27.16 149 34Bet Aur 06:01:12.9 +44:56:50 1.9 9.04 161 PPM 047726 05:08:28.2 +43:12:13 6.5 0.97 155 PPM 047811 05:13:07.1 +42:46:29 8.1 0.16 156 181855 05:12:45.5 +42:37:54 15.7 157 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 181855, (2022/12/23 22:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 27.16 149 34Bet Aur 05:59:31.6 +44:56:51 1.9 9.04 161 PPM 047726 05:06:49.5 +43:10:29 6.5 0.97 155 PPM 047811 05:11:28.7 +42:44:54 8.1 0.16 156 181855 05:11:07.2 +42:36:18 15.7 156 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/09/30 04:14:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute