Event between 98UR43 and star GA1180:01844318 with event index number of 1142287
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/24 14:16:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:50:45.9 +28:37:58
Equinox of date position of star is 05:52:09.6 +28:38:14
Stellar brightness G=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 61% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 31.0 AU from the Sun
and 30.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 760 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2720 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=133.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=54.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 98UR43, (2022/01/24 14:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:11.4 +16:33:07 0.8 21.06 133 Alnath 05:27:41.3 +28:37:26 1.6 5.37 119 PPM 095117 05:57:57.9 +28:56:37 6.5 1.31 113 PPM 094981 05:52:56.6 +28:05:46 8.2 0.57 114 PPM 094987 05:53:12.0 +28:27:14 8.9 0.29 114 PPM 094965 05:52:20.4 +28:37:48 10.7 0.04 114 98UR43 05:52:09.9 +28:38:14 14.9 114 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 98UR43, (2022/01/24 14:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 21.06 133 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 5.37 119 PPM 095117 05:56:33.8 +28:56:32 6.5 1.31 113 PPM 094981 05:51:33.0 +28:05:31 8.2 0.57 114 PPM 094987 05:51:48.2 +28:27:00 8.9 0.29 114 PPM 094965 05:50:56.5 +28:37:32 10.7 0.04 114 98UR43 05:50:45.9 +28:37:58 14.9 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/02 01:28:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute