Event between (612688) 03UT292 and star GA0940:01942216 with event index number of 2816829
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/30 21:32:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:42:24.9 +05:53:43
Equinox of date position of star is 06:43:36.6 +05:52:19
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 47 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 86% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5
TNO is 27.7 AU from the Sun
and 26.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 187 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1248 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 612688, (2023/12/30 21:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:28.3 +07:24:34 0.4 11.83 57 Alhena 06:39:05.9 +16:22:36 1.9 10.57 45 PPM 151081 06:43:16.6 +06:19:15 6.2 0.46 46 PPM 151118 06:44:43.9 +05:49:24 8.1 0.26 46 612688 06:43:41.9 +05:52:13 16.5 46 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 612688, (2023/12/30 21:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 11.83 57 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 10.57 45 PPM 151081 06:41:59.3 +06:20:44 6.2 0.46 46 PPM 151118 06:43:26.9 +05:50:56 8.1 0.26 46 612688 06:42:24.9 +05:53:43 16.5 47 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 01:45:23 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute