Event between (525595) 05JP179 and star GA0720:05541176 with event index number of 1594058
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/04/23 18:01:35 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:29:30.7 -16:45:21
Equinox of date position of star is 15:30:43.8 -16:49:43
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 14% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 42.6 AU from the Sun
and 41.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 201 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2544 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 525595, (2023/04/23 17:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:50.4 -26:28:54 0.9 16.93 173 27Bet Lib 15:18:15.9 -09:28:03 2.6 7.98 150 32Zet1Lib 15:29:34.5 -16:47:46 5.6 0.30 156 PPM 230274 15:28:56.3 -16:34:09 8.4 0.53 156 PPM 230330 15:31:34.1 -16:50:15 9.9 0.18 157 525595 15:30:49.9 -16:50:05 16.2 157 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 525595, (2023/04/23 17:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.93 173 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 7.98 150 32Zet1Lib 15:28:15.4 -16:43:00 5.6 0.30 156 PPM 230274 15:27:37.4 -16:29:22 8.4 0.53 156 PPM 230330 15:30:14.9 -16:45:32 9.9 0.18 157 525595 15:29:30.7 -16:45:21 16.2 157 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/07/06 02:56:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute