Event between (530941) 11XJ4 and star GA0800:04218845 with event index number of 1599969
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/02/25 15:13:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:21:31.3 -09:05:13
Equinox of date position of star is 12:22:38.7 -09:12:27
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 81 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 31% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 37.3 AU from the Sun
and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 191 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2775 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 530941, (2022/02/25 15:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:21.8 -11:16:35 1.0 15.80 65 4Gam Crv 12:16:56.9 -17:39:53 2.6 8.57 78 PPM 225575 12:16:19.1 -10:26:29 6.1 1.99 81 PPM 195404 12:22:42.7 -09:31:22 8.4 0.31 80 PPM 195398 12:22:16.9 -09:06:39 8.9 0.14 81 530941 12:22:39.9 -09:12:34 15.9 80 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 530941, (2022/02/25 15:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 15.80 65 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:30 2.6 8.57 78 PPM 225575 12:15:10.6 -10:19:06 6.1 1.99 81 PPM 195404 12:21:34.1 -09:24:00 8.4 0.31 80 PPM 195398 12:21:08.4 -08:59:17 8.9 0.14 81 530941 12:21:31.3 -09:05:13 15.9 80 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/12 02:04:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute