Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0600:23080048 with event index number of 1209435
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/16 00:49:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:29:42.6 -28:47:30
Equinox of date position of star is 17:31:10.2 -28:48:29
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 4 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6
Object is 16.1 AU from the Sun
and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.9 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
672 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2023/02/16 00:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:49.8 -26:28:53 0.9 13.56 18 34Ups Sco 17:32:20.3 -37:18:43 2.7 8.51 11 PPM 266892 17:29:06.1 -29:44:32 6.4 1.04 5 PPM 266863 17:27:34.3 -28:33:46 8.0 0.83 5 PPM 266935 17:31:19.6 -28:43:16 9.5 0.09 4 469442 17:31:10.6 -28:48:30 15.7 4 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, (2023/02/16 00:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.56 18 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 8.51 11 PPM 266892 17:27:37.5 -29:43:29 6.4 1.04 5 PPM 266863 17:26:06.6 -28:32:39 8.0 0.83 5 PPM 266935 17:29:51.7 -28:42:17 9.5 0.09 4 469442 17:29:42.6 -28:47:30 15.7 4 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/09 03:33:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute