Event between (250112) 02KY14 and star GA0940:02959906 with event index number of 2179962
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/23 14:43:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:47:12.7 +04:33:20
Equinox of date position of star is 07:48:22.2 +04:30:00
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 31 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3
TNO is 14.4 AU from the Sun
and 13.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 81 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
833 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=72.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=29.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 250112, (2021/12/23 14:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:39.5 +27:58:17 1.1 23.47 27 Alhena 06:38:58.9 +16:22:43 1.9 20.76 43 PPM 153144 07:42:44.4 +03:34:18 5.8 1.68 33 PPM 153299 07:48:10.3 +04:52:11 7.0 0.37 31 PPM 153320 07:48:45.1 +04:21:48 9.9 0.17 31 250112 07:48:22.3 +04:30:00 16.0 31 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 250112, (2021/12/23 14:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 23.47 27 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 20.76 43 PPM 153144 07:41:35.2 +03:37:28 5.8 1.68 33 PPM 153299 07:47:00.4 +04:55:30 7.0 0.37 31 PPM 153320 07:47:35.5 +04:25:08 9.9 0.17 31 250112 07:47:12.7 +04:33:20 16.0 31 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/05 02:00:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute