Event between (307616) 03QW90 and star GA1000:00133787 with event index number of 1214261
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/01 21:58:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:29:38.4 +10:27:46
Equinox of date position of star is 01:30:51.0 +10:34:50
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 96% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
TNO is 43.0 AU from the Sun
and 43.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1689 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.2
Diameter=562.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 45.1 sec chord
Diameter=229.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 18.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 307616, (2023/07/01 21:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:16.3 +16:33:17 0.8 45.59 168 6Bet Ari 01:55:56.6 +20:55:19 2.6 11.96 136 102Pi Psc 01:38:20.9 +12:15:39 5.6 2.48 129 PPM 117380 01:31:04.9 +10:21:09 8.4 0.24 126 PPM 117373 01:30:20.0 +10:33:11 9.2 0.14 126 307616 01:30:52.9 +10:35:01 16.0 127 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 307616, (2023/07/01 21:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 45.59 168 6Bet Ari 01:54:38.5 +20:48:26 2.6 11.96 136 102Pi Psc 01:37:05.8 +12:08:31 5.6 2.48 129 PPM 117380 01:29:50.4 +10:13:54 8.4 0.24 126 PPM 117373 01:29:05.5 +10:25:56 9.2 0.14 126 307616 01:29:38.4 +10:27:46 16.0 126 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/02 03:10:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute