Event between (535168) 14XU40 and star GA1120:01343622 with event index number of 2259582
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/11/25 19:31:26 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:38:22.9 +22:49:51
Equinox of date position of star is 05:39:42.8 +22:50:31
Stellar brightness G=14.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 33.8 AU from the Sun
and 32.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 139 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1199 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 535168, (2022/11/25 19:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:24.7 +07:24:34 0.4 15.94 160 Alnath 05:27:44.5 +28:37:29 1.6 6.38 174 PPM 094690 05:43:18.4 +23:20:09 6.5 0.95 175 PPM 094684 05:43:10.3 +22:52:46 8.5 0.78 175 PPM 094582 05:39:00.7 +22:44:12 9.4 0.20 174 PPM 094599 05:39:47.3 +22:41:47 10.5 0.15 174 535168 05:39:46.2 +22:50:33 14.8 174 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 535168, (2022/11/25 19:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 15.94 160 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 6.38 174 PPM 094690 05:41:54.8 +23:19:34 6.5 0.95 175 PPM 094684 05:41:47.1 +22:52:11 8.5 0.78 175 PPM 094582 05:37:37.5 +22:43:29 9.4 0.20 174 PPM 094599 05:38:24.1 +22:41:05 10.5 0.15 174 535168 05:38:22.9 +22:49:51 14.8 174 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/18 01:50:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute