Event between (612048) 96TS66 and star GA1160:01130018 with event index number of 2803815
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/17 23:05:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:08:24.2 +26:26:37
Equinox of date position of star is 05:09:47.4 +26:28:15
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 38.4 AU from the Sun
and 38.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 287 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1436 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=350.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.0 sec chord
Diameter=142.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 612048, (2022/08/17 23:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:13.3 +16:33:11 0.8 12.47 29 Alnath 05:27:43.5 +28:37:28 1.6 4.52 42 PPM 094057 05:07:17.6 +26:27:32 6.4 0.56 37 PPM 094086 05:09:19.8 +26:21:20 8.5 0.16 38 PPM 094094 05:09:43.4 +26:28:29 11.9 0.02 38 612048 05:09:48.5 +26:28:17 16.9 38 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 612048, (2022/08/17 23:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 12.47 29 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 4.52 42 PPM 094057 05:05:53.4 +26:25:47 6.4 0.56 37 PPM 094086 05:07:55.6 +26:19:39 8.5 0.16 38 PPM 094094 05:08:19.1 +26:26:49 11.9 0.02 38 612048 05:08:24.2 +26:26:37 16.9 38 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 00:34:48 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute