Event between (60558) Echeclus and star GA1080:01925068 with event index number of 2336959
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/04/16 10:47:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:22:37.6 +19:17:25
Equinox of date position of star is 06:23:55.8 +19:16:40
Stellar brightness G=14.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 107 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.2
TNO is 11.4 AU from the Sun
and 11.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 25 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
424 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=88.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=36.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 60558, (2022/04/16 10:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:22.8 +07:24:34 0.4 13.62 113 Alhena 06:39:00.0 +16:22:42 1.9 4.61 103 16 Gem 06:29:16.2 +20:28:51 6.1 1.74 106 PPM 122359 06:23:42.0 +19:21:30 8.3 0.10 107 60558 06:23:56.5 +19:16:40 14.6 106 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 60558, (2022/04/16 10:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 13.62 113 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 4.61 103 16 Gem 06:27:56.7 +20:29:46 6.1 1.74 106 PPM 122359 06:22:23.0 +19:22:15 8.3 0.10 107 60558 06:22:37.6 +19:17:25 14.6 107 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/02 01:09:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute