Event between (535022) 14WN509 and star GA0900:03709886 with event index number of 2261739
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/03 23:50:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:50:32.4 +00:06:29
Equinox of date position of star is 10:51:39.9 -00:00:31
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 41.2 AU from the Sun
and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 184 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3135 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.7 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 535022, (2022/03/03 23:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:33.0 +11:51:29 1.3 15.82 150 55 Leo 10:56:50.8 +00:37:06 6.2 1.44 163 PPM 178316 10:53:44.2 -00:19:12 7.4 0.60 162 PPM 157304 10:54:00.4 +00:02:18 9.6 0.58 162 PPM 157246 10:51:22.1 +00:14:11 11.0 0.26 161 535022 10:51:40.6 -00:00:35 14.1 161 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 535022, (2022/03/03 23:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 15.82 150 55 Leo 10:55:42.5 +00:44:13 6.2 1.44 163 PPM 178316 10:52:36.1 -00:12:06 7.4 0.60 162 PPM 157304 10:52:52.2 +00:09:24 9.6 0.58 162 PPM 157246 10:50:13.9 +00:21:16 11.0 0.26 161 535022 10:50:32.4 +00:06:29 14.1 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/06 01:47:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute