Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:09546632 with event index number of 1237572
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/02 01:04:35 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:06:43.6 -22:21:07
Equinox of date position of star is 17:08:05.8 -22:22:50
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 156 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0
TNO is 31.0 AU from the Sun
and 31.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 415 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1247 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.7 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469506, (2023/03/02 01:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:49.9 -26:28:53 0.9 9.42 149 35Eta Oph 17:11:42.5 -15:45:07 2.6 6.68 154 PPM 266403 17:07:34.9 -21:35:41 6.3 0.80 156 PPM 266431 17:09:10.0 -22:31:28 8.8 0.28 156 469506 17:08:07.3 -22:22:52 16.0 156 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 469506, (2023/03/02 01:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 9.42 149 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 6.68 154 PPM 266403 17:06:11.8 -21:33:54 6.3 0.80 156 PPM 266431 17:07:46.3 -22:29:44 8.8 0.28 156 469506 17:06:43.6 -22:21:07 16.0 156 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/03 04:22:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute