Event between (576256) 12JH67 and star GA0620:07416186 with event index number of 2523866
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/29 17:50:50 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:40:11.6 -26:18:44
Equinox of date position of star is 15:41:30.4 -26:22:53
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 172 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 61% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 47.5 AU from the Sun
and 47.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 359 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2446 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=476.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.1 sec chord
Diameter=194.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 576256, (2023/01/29 17:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:49.6 -26:28:52 0.9 11.02 162 7Del Sco 16:01:42.1 -22:41:08 2.3 5.88 170 PPM 264463 15:38:51.9 -26:21:16 6.4 0.61 172 PPM 264490 15:40:07.0 -26:22:18 9.1 0.33 172 576256 15:41:35.1 -26:23:08 17.0 171 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 576256, (2023/01/29 17:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.02 162 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:19 2.3 5.88 170 PPM 264463 15:37:28.5 -26:16:48 6.4 0.61 172 PPM 264490 15:38:43.6 -26:17:52 9.1 0.33 172 576256 15:40:11.6 -26:18:44 17.0 172 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/16 01:14:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute