Event between (531224) 12HK85 and star GA0740:05350143 with event index number of 1601215
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/12 01:25:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:04:48.3 -14:55:27
Equinox of date position of star is 15:05:59.2 -15:00:21
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun
and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.1
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 127 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1672 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=259.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=105.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 531224, (2021/04/12 01:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:42.9 -26:28:39 0.9 22.84 131 27Bet Lib 15:18:09.3 -09:27:36 2.6 6.29 152 21Nu Lib 15:07:49.1 -16:20:17 5.2 1.40 153 PPM 229720 15:05:55.4 -15:04:45 8.1 0.07 154 531224 15:05:59.2 -15:00:22 16.1 154 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 531224, (2021/04/12 01:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.84 131 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 6.29 152 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 1.40 153 PPM 229720 15:04:44.4 -14:59:51 8.1 0.07 154 531224 15:04:48.3 -14:55:27 16.1 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/10 00:38:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute