Event between (579062) 14KF113 and star GA0940:04750981 with event index number of 2557261
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/02/12 06:58:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:10:52.7 +05:18:01
Equinox of date position of star is 17:11:57.1 +05:16:30
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 82% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 35.4 AU from the Sun
and 35.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1722 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=250.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Diameter=102.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 579062, (2022/02/12 06:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:46.0 -26:28:45 0.9 33.28 156 60Bet Oph 17:44:34.0 +04:33:35 2.8 8.15 148 PPM 163642 17:12:49.3 +07:52:10 6.3 2.60 142 PPM 163635 17:12:28.2 +04:39:53 7.4 0.62 145 PPM 163622 17:11:45.6 +05:21:18 9.1 0.10 144 579062 17:11:58.1 +05:16:28 16.8 145 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 579062, (2022/02/12 06:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 33.28 156 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 8.15 148 PPM 163642 17:11:45.3 +07:53:41 6.3 2.60 142 PPM 163635 17:11:22.5 +04:41:25 7.4 0.62 145 PPM 163622 17:10:40.3 +05:22:51 9.1 0.10 144 579062 17:10:52.7 +05:18:01 16.8 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/12 02:04:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute