Event between (576162) 12GT41 and star GA0900:06477335 with event index number of 2520972
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/01 03:18:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:02:52.4 +01:43:43
Equinox of date position of star is 18:03:58.2 +01:43:50
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 152 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 16.7 AU from the Sun
and 15.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 51 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
640 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=73.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Diameter=30.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 576162, (2022/06/01 03:19UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:47.1 -26:28:47 0.9 36.08 161 60Bet Oph 17:44:34.8 +04:33:34 2.8 5.61 149 70 Oph 18:06:35.4 +02:29:47 4.9 1.00 151 PPM 165060 18:03:57.7 +01:36:14 8.5 0.13 152 PPM 165064 18:04:06.5 +01:50:49 10.9 0.12 152 576162 18:04:00.4 +01:43:50 16.8 152 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 576162, (2022/06/01 03:19UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 36.08 161 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 5.61 149 70 Oph 18:05:27.8 +02:29:35 4.9 1.00 151 PPM 165060 18:02:49.6 +01:36:08 8.5 0.13 152 PPM 165064 18:02:58.5 +01:50:42 10.9 0.12 152 576162 18:02:52.4 +01:43:43 16.8 152 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/09/04 00:58:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute