Event between (469708) 05GE187 and star GA0820:05842723 with event index number of 1092903
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/17 01:44:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:18:34.0 -07:46:47
Equinox of date position of star is 17:19:43.4 -07:48:03
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 24% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0
TNO is 27.6 AU from the Sun
and 26.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 57 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1006 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469708, (2021/05/17 01:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.3 -26:28:39 0.9 22.01 136 35Eta Oph 17:11:36.3 -15:45:00 2.6 8.19 142 PPM 200511 17:17:51.6 -06:16:01 6.0 1.60 139 PPM 200522 17:18:32.9 -07:53:27 8.1 0.31 140 PPM 200532 17:19:07.7 -07:41:00 9.4 0.19 140 469708 17:19:43.6 -07:48:03 15.6 141 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 469708, (2021/05/17 01:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.01 136 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 8.19 142 PPM 200511 17:16:42.8 -06:14:42 6.0 1.60 139 PPM 200522 17:17:23.3 -07:52:09 8.1 0.31 140 PPM 200532 17:17:58.2 -07:39:43 9.4 0.19 140 469708 17:18:34.0 -07:46:47 15.6 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/25 22:58:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute