Event between (60608) 00EE173 and star GA0680:05968063 with event index number of 2248902
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/03 10:34:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:41:45.9 -21:23:32
Equinox of date position of star is 14:43:01.8 -21:29:10
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 23 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 47% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 26.9 AU from the Sun
and 27.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 70 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1058 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Diameter=49.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 60608, (2022/09/03 10:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:23.4 -11:16:44 1.0 21.00 43 27Bet Lib 15:18:13.8 -09:27:55 2.6 14.70 20 PPM 263395 14:48:31.3 -21:25:07 5.9 1.27 21 PPM 263205 14:40:12.3 -22:25:31 7.7 1.15 23 PPM 263285 14:43:52.3 -21:17:21 9.0 0.27 22 60608 14:43:03.4 -21:29:17 16.9 22 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 60608, (2022/09/03 10:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 21.00 43 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 14.70 20 PPM 263395 14:47:13.6 -21:19:29 5.9 1.27 21 PPM 263205 14:38:54.6 -22:19:43 7.7 1.15 23 PPM 263285 14:42:34.9 -21:11:37 9.0 0.27 22 60608 14:41:45.9 -21:23:32 16.9 22 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/16 00:57:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute