Event between (469610) 04HF79 and star GA0660:07676248 with event index number of 2254985
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/12 21:46:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:40:37.6 -22:04:36
Equinox of date position of star is 16:41:55.8 -22:07:03
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 22% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 42.1 AU from the Sun
and 41.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 777 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3664 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=310.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.9 sec chord
Diameter=126.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 469610, (2023/07/12 21:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.2 -26:28:56 0.9 5.05 165 23Tau Sco 16:37:21.1 -28:15:46 2.8 6.23 163 PPM 232040 16:43:16.9 -19:58:03 5.8 2.17 163 PPM 265879 16:45:42.4 -22:33:57 7.9 0.96 162 PPM 265791 16:41:51.2 -22:12:18 9.2 0.09 163 469610 16:42:02.0 -22:07:14 16.9 163 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 469610, (2023/07/12 21:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 5.05 165 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 6.23 163 PPM 232040 16:41:53.8 -19:55:27 5.8 2.17 163 PPM 265879 16:44:17.7 -22:31:25 7.9 0.96 162 PPM 265791 16:40:26.8 -22:09:39 9.2 0.09 163 469610 16:40:37.6 -22:04:36 16.9 163 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/18 00:37:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute