Event between (612533) 02XV93 and star GA1260:03080472 with event index number of 2814440
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/08 17:47:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:49:55.7 +36:27:53
Equinox of date position of star is 06:51:25.8 +36:26:15
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 28 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.7
TNO is 38.1 AU from the Sun
and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 125 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1355 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=633.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.2 sec chord
Diameter=258.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 612533, (2023/01/08 17:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:43.3 +27:58:07 1.1 14.41 14 34Bet Aur 06:01:13.1 +44:56:50 1.9 12.75 40 61Psi8Aur 06:55:31.7 +38:28:27 6.2 2.19 28 PPM 072111 06:50:27.4 +36:56:14 8.1 0.54 28 PPM 072128 06:51:18.1 +36:23:03 9.9 0.06 28 612533 06:51:28.6 +36:26:12 17.0 28 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 612533, (2023/01/08 17:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 14.41 14 34Bet Aur 05:59:31.6 +44:56:51 1.9 12.75 40 61Psi8Aur 06:53:57.1 +38:30:17 6.2 2.19 28 PPM 072111 06:48:54.0 +36:57:53 8.1 0.54 28 PPM 072128 06:49:45.1 +36:24:44 9.9 0.06 28 612533 06:49:55.7 +36:27:53 17.0 28 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 00:55:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute