Event between 96TS66 and star GA1160:00949991 with event index number of 2245134
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/22 09:00:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:53:00.6 +26:10:28
Equinox of date position of star is 04:54:22.9 +26:12:35
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 81% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 38.4 AU from the Sun
and 38.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.3
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 247 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1504 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=361.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.3 sec chord
Diameter=147.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 96TS66, (2022/03/22 09:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:11.9 +16:33:08 0.8 10.45 163 3Iot Aur 04:58:26.7 +33:11:57 2.7 7.04 155 98 Tau 04:59:31.1 +25:04:58 5.8 1.62 158 PPM 093858 04:54:58.4 +25:24:03 7.7 0.82 159 PPM 093848 04:54:20.9 +26:48:44 8.7 0.60 159 PPM 093829 04:52:59.2 +26:01:01 10.1 0.37 159 96TS66 04:54:22.9 +26:12:35 16.9 159 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 96TS66, (2022/03/22 09:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 10.45 163 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 7.04 155 98 Tau 04:58:09.4 +25:03:00 5.8 1.62 158 PPM 093858 04:53:36.5 +25:21:57 7.7 0.82 159 PPM 093848 04:52:58.2 +26:46:37 8.7 0.60 159 PPM 093829 04:51:37.0 +25:58:51 10.1 0.37 159 96TS66 04:53:00.6 +26:10:28 16.9 159 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/16 00:53:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute