Event between (535988) 15BU518 and star GA0740:05361981 with event index number of 2559570
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/23 18:01:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:07:11.8 -14:32:58
Equinox of date position of star is 15:08:27.5 -14:38:09
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 32.9 AU from the Sun
and 32.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 158 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1584 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=190.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=77.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 535988, (2023/03/23 18:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:50.1 -26:28:53 0.9 22.57 140 27Bet Lib 15:18:15.6 -09:28:02 2.6 5.70 159 21Nu Lib 15:07:55.6 -16:20:44 5.2 1.71 161 PPM 229783 15:08:42.8 -14:46:02 8.0 0.14 161 535988 15:08:29.1 -14:38:15 16.3 161 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 535988, (2023/03/23 18:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.57 140 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 5.70 159 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 1.71 161 PPM 229783 15:07:25.4 -14:40:44 8.0 0.14 161 535988 15:07:11.8 -14:32:58 16.3 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/03 04:24:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute