Event between (559801) 15DX224 and star GA0820:04728580 with event index number of 2439920
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/21 14:42:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:23:59.9 -06:03:17
Equinox of date position of star is 15:25:09.4 -06:07:51
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 36.0 AU from the Sun
and 36.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.5
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 133 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1694 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=289.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.5 sec chord
Diameter=118.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 559801, (2023/01/21 14:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:49.5 -26:28:52 0.9 25.66 48 27Bet Lib 15:18:15.1 -09:28:00 2.6 3.75 69 PPM 198488 15:22:20.9 -05:54:24 5.4 0.75 70 PPM 198573 15:26:20.3 -05:59:57 7.5 0.31 69 PPM 198558 15:25:39.4 -06:17:37 9.1 0.19 69 559801 15:25:13.4 -06:08:06 15.9 69 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 559801, (2023/01/21 14:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.66 48 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 3.75 69 PPM 198488 15:21:07.5 -05:49:30 5.4 0.75 70 PPM 198573 15:25:06.9 -05:55:09 7.5 0.31 69 PPM 198558 15:24:25.8 -06:12:48 9.1 0.19 69 559801 15:23:59.9 -06:03:17 15.9 69 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/16 01:13:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute