Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star GA1240:01923707 with event index number of 2297931
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/24 13:58:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:28:58.8 +34:05:11
Equinox of date position of star is 05:30:25.9 +34:06:09
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 117 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 61% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 17.7 AU from the Sun
and 16.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 145 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1935 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 248835, (2022/01/24 13:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:11.4 +16:33:07 0.8 21.23 132 Alnath 05:27:41.3 +28:37:26 1.6 5.51 119 PPM 070537 05:35:06.3 +34:44:21 6.1 1.15 116 PPM 070391 05:29:13.4 +33:57:46 7.7 0.29 118 PPM 070419 05:30:09.4 +33:58:16 9.5 0.14 117 248835 05:30:26.4 +34:06:10 16.5 117 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 248835, (2022/01/24 13:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 21.23 132 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 5.51 119 PPM 070537 05:33:38.1 +34:43:32 6.1 1.15 116 PPM 070391 05:27:45.9 +33:56:45 7.7 0.29 118 PPM 070419 05:28:41.9 +33:57:17 9.5 0.14 117 248835 05:28:58.8 +34:05:11 16.5 117 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/05 02:02:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute