Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star GA1220:01754004 with event index number of 2297951
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/02/27 16:44:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:26:00.6 +33:29:07
Equinox of date position of star is 05:27:27.2 +33:30:11
Stellar brightness G=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 144 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 17.7 AU from the Sun
and 17.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2869 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 248835, (2022/02/27 16:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:11.7 +16:33:07 0.8 20.38 130 Alnath 05:27:41.7 +28:37:27 1.6 4.88 144 19 Aur 05:21:28.7 +33:58:45 5.0 1.33 143 PPM 070359 05:28:18.7 +33:16:46 7.5 0.28 144 PPM 070357 05:28:15.2 +33:41:57 10.1 0.26 144 248835 05:27:28.1 +33:30:11 14.9 144 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 248835, (2022/02/27 16:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 20.38 130 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 4.88 144 19 Aur 05:20:00.9 +33:57:29 5.0 1.33 143 PPM 070359 05:26:51.3 +33:15:44 7.5 0.28 144 PPM 070357 05:26:47.6 +33:40:54 10.1 0.26 144 248835 05:26:00.6 +33:29:07 14.9 144 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/05 02:04:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute