Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0600:13180797 with event index number of 1103792
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/05/07 18:34:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:00:48.0 -28:15:22
Equinox of date position of star is 17:02:11.7 -28:17:14
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 38% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.5
TNO is 16.5 AU from the Sun
and 15.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 67 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
610 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2022/05/07 18:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:46.9 -26:28:47 0.9 7.20 127 23Tau Sco 16:37:16.7 -28:15:38 2.8 5.49 128 PPM 266416 17:08:16.5 -26:32:29 6.3 2.21 135 PPM 266270 17:02:27.7 -28:35:04 7.6 0.30 134 PPM 266278 17:02:40.3 -28:10:17 9.4 0.16 134 469442 17:02:12.3 -28:17:15 15.0 134 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, (2022/05/07 18:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.20 127 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 5.49 128 PPM 266416 17:06:53.2 -26:30:47 6.3 2.21 135 PPM 266270 17:01:03.3 -28:33:12 7.6 0.30 134 PPM 266278 17:01:16.1 -28:08:25 9.4 0.16 134 469442 17:00:48.0 -28:15:22 15.0 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/15 01:01:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute