Event between (69990) 98WU31 and star GA1080:01707634 with event index number of 1161602
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/04/21 19:00:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:10:27.7 +19:31:23
Equinox of date position of star is 06:11:46.5 +19:31:02
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 170 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 69% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9
TNO is 36.2 AU from the Sun
and 36.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 276 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1856 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 69990, (2022/04/21 19:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:22.8 +07:24:34 0.4 12.67 158 Alhena 06:39:00.0 +16:22:42 1.9 7.19 169 71 Ori 06:16:09.6 +19:08:49 5.6 1.10 170 PPM 122008 06:11:18.8 +19:40:11 8.3 0.19 170 69990 06:11:46.8 +19:31:02 15.4 170 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 69990, (2022/04/21 19:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 12.67 158 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 7.19 169 71 Ori 06:14:50.7 +19:09:19 5.6 1.10 170 PPM 122008 06:09:59.6 +19:40:32 8.3 0.19 170 69990 06:10:27.7 +19:31:23 15.4 170 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/16 00:54:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute