Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0600:14484431 with event index number of 1103751
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/31 07:26:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:04:30.8 -28:06:35
Equinox of date position of star is 17:05:54.4 -28:08:21
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 101 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.7
TNO is 16.6 AU from the Sun
and 16.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 4.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 213 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1031 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 33.2 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2022/03/31 07:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:46.5 -26:28:46 0.9 7.98 109 23Tau Sco 16:37:16.3 -28:15:37 2.8 6.31 107 PPM 266416 17:08:16.1 -26:32:28 6.3 1.68 100 PPM 266343 17:05:23.0 -28:17:10 8.1 0.19 101 PPM 266359 17:06:00.0 -28:01:53 9.4 0.11 101 469442 17:05:54.6 -28:08:21 16.9 100 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 469442, (2022/03/31 07:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.98 109 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 6.31 107 PPM 266416 17:06:53.2 -26:30:47 6.3 1.68 100 PPM 266343 17:03:59.1 -28:15:23 8.1 0.19 101 PPM 266359 17:04:36.2 -28:00:07 9.4 0.11 101 469442 17:04:30.8 -28:06:35 16.9 101 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/15 00:59:58 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute