Event between (578847) 14GJ65 and star GA0880:06013304 with event index number of 2553460
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/09 18:54:25 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:43:24.8 -00:23:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:32.0 -00:23:41
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 109 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun
and 40.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 138 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2878 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=299.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.5 sec chord
Diameter=122.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 578847, (2022/10/09 18:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:48.4 -26:28:50 0.9 31.55 125 60Bet Oph 17:44:35.9 +04:33:34 2.8 4.95 109 PPM 180184 17:53:10.1 -01:14:27 6.3 2.31 107 PPM 180124 17:41:08.1 -00:39:01 6.9 0.90 110 PPM 180146 17:46:00.8 -00:08:33 8.6 0.44 109 PPM 180141 17:44:47.6 -00:38:43 10.7 0.26 109 578847 17:44:35.0 -00:23:42 16.0 109 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 578847, (2022/10/09 18:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 31.55 125 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 4.95 109 PPM 180184 17:51:59.5 -01:14:12 6.3 2.31 107 PPM 180124 17:39:57.7 -00:38:22 6.9 0.90 110 PPM 180146 17:44:50.7 -00:08:04 8.6 0.44 109 PPM 180141 17:43:37.2 -00:38:12 10.7 0.26 109 578847 17:43:24.8 -00:23:11 16.0 109 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/14 01:48:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute