Event between (182926) 02FU6 and star GA0880:04049179 with event index number of 1106350
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/18 19:31:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:29:27.3 -01:21:05
Equinox of date position of star is 12:30:32.1 -01:28:04
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 25% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6
TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun
and 40.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 278 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4106 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 182926, (2021/03/18 19:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:18.8 -11:16:17 1.0 16.96 146 Vindemiatrix 13:03:14.0 +10:50:44 2.8 14.76 131 15Eta Vir 12:20:59.5 -00:47:04 3.9 2.48 127 PPM 178810 12:33:09.8 -01:53:21 8.0 0.78 130 PPM 178795 12:29:29.5 -01:18:57 9.6 0.30 129 182926 12:30:32.6 -01:28:07 14.1 130 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 182926, (2021/03/18 19:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 16.96 146 Vindemiatrix 13:02:10.2 +10:57:33 2.8 14.76 131 15Eta Vir 12:19:54.3 -00:40:01 3.9 2.48 127 PPM 178810 12:32:04.4 -01:46:20 8.0 0.78 130 PPM 178795 12:28:24.2 -01:11:55 9.6 0.30 129 182926 12:29:27.3 -01:21:05 14.1 129 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:17:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute