Event between (550564) 12PU45 and star GA0800:21637140 with event index number of 2251200
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/07/19 15:49:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 21:45:41.0 -08:43:13
Equinox of date position of star is 21:46:50.4 -08:37:09
Stellar brightness G=11.9,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 31.2 AU from the Sun
and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1321 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 550564, (2022/07/19 15:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:53.5 -29:30:08 1.2 26.85 45 47 Cap 21:47:28.3 -09:10:15 6.0 0.57 51 PPM 205599 21:48:03.5 -08:21:55 8.2 0.38 50 PPM 205588 21:47:45.6 -08:45:51 9.7 0.26 50 550564 21:46:52.8 -08:36:56 11.9 50 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 550564, (2022/07/19 15:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 26.85 45 47 Cap 21:46:16.3 -09:16:33 6.0 0.57 51 PPM 205599 21:46:51.8 -08:28:13 8.2 0.38 50 PPM 205588 21:46:33.7 -08:52:09 9.7 0.26 50 550564 21:45:41.0 -08:43:13 11.9 51 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/13 01:37:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute