Event between (73480) 02PN34 and star GA1220:00519000 with event index number of 2647011
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/05 02:03:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:58:18.3 +33:27:42
Equinox of date position of star is 02:59:40.4 +33:32:58
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 26.4 AU from the Sun
and 26.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 155 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1573 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=118.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Diameter=48.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 73480, (2022/09/05 02:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:13.5 +16:33:11 0.8 27.74 158 Algol 03:09:39.2 +41:02:29 2.1 7.75 142 21 Per 02:58:40.3 +32:01:27 5.1 1.54 140 PPM 067985 03:01:00.4 +33:56:02 8.1 0.47 141 PPM 067968 03:00:10.8 +33:12:25 8.8 0.36 141 73480 02:59:42.2 +33:33:05 15.9 141 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 73480, (2022/09/05 02:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 27.74 158 Algol 03:08:10.1 +40:57:20 2.1 7.75 142 21 Per 02:57:17.3 +31:56:02 5.1 1.54 140 PPM 067985 02:59:36.3 +33:50:41 8.1 0.47 141 PPM 067968 02:58:47.1 +33:07:03 8.8 0.36 141 73480 02:58:18.3 +33:27:42 15.9 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/16 00:57:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute