Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0840:14393014 with event index number of 2184208
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/07/15 13:50:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:57:43.8 -05:43:52
Equinox of date position of star is 18:58:54.9 -05:42:00
Stellar brightness G=12.9,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 40 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.5
TNO is 46.3 AU from the Sun
and 45.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.9
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 230 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2062 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.8
Diameter=1066.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 42.8 sec chord
Diameter=435.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 307261, (2022/07/15 13:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:47.6 -26:28:48 0.9 40.95 69 Tarazed 19:47:19.8 +10:40:11 2.7 20.32 40 Eta Sct 18:58:16.1 -05:48:55 4.8 0.20 40 PPM 202320 18:57:04.9 -05:43:01 7.8 0.46 40 Eta Sct 18:58:16.1 -05:48:55 4.8 0.20 40 307261 18:58:56.0 -05:41:58 12.9 40 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 307261, (2022/07/15 13:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 40.95 69 Tarazed 19:46:15.6 +10:36:48 2.7 20.32 40 Eta Sct 18:57:03.8 -05:50:48 4.8 0.20 40 PPM 202320 18:55:52.7 -05:44:51 7.8 0.46 40 Eta Sct 18:57:03.8 -05:50:48 4.8 0.20 40 307261 18:57:43.8 -05:43:52 12.9 40 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/15 01:06:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute