Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0900:02290588 with event index number of 2457202
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/19 22:40:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:03:46.1 +01:55:31
Equinox of date position of star is 07:04:54.5 +01:53:29
Stellar brightness G=14.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 43 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 96% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4
TNO is 12.9 AU from the Sun
and 12.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
9.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 59 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
745 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 281371, (2022/01/19 22:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:22.0 +07:24:34 0.4 17.94 57 Alhena 06:38:59.1 +16:22:43 1.9 15.83 44 PPM 151661 07:00:06.6 +03:34:15 6.0 2.06 43 PPM 151846 07:05:10.8 +01:51:49 8.4 0.07 43 281371 07:04:54.9 +01:53:29 14.7 43 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 281371, (2022/01/19 22:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 17.94 57 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 15.83 44 PPM 151661 06:58:57.0 +03:36:08 6.0 2.06 43 PPM 151846 07:04:02.0 +01:53:52 8.4 0.07 43 281371 07:03:46.1 +01:55:31 14.7 43 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/05 02:02:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute