Event between 00QH226 and star GA1000:00125422 with event index number of 1960355
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/12 15:34:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:23:27.4 +10:20:32
Equinox of date position of star is 01:24:42.9 +10:27:58
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 50% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.8
Object is 37.3 AU from the Sun
and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 949 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5599 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=94.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Diameter=38.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 00QH226, (2024/08/12 15:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:20.2 +16:33:25 0.8 47.10 159 6Bet Ari 01:56:00.3 +20:55:39 2.6 12.87 163 PPM 144653 01:30:20.4 +07:25:14 6.4 3.35 152 PPM 117281 01:24:01.2 +10:29:50 8.0 0.18 152 PPM 117298 01:25:04.8 +10:19:47 10.8 0.16 153 00QH226 01:24:45.3 +10:28:12 16.1 153 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 00QH226, (2024/08/12 15:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 47.10 159 6Bet Ari 01:54:38.5 +20:48:26 2.6 12.87 163 PPM 144653 01:29:03.1 +07:17:38 6.4 3.35 152 PPM 117281 01:22:43.3 +10:22:09 8.0 0.18 152 PPM 117298 01:23:47.0 +10:12:07 10.8 0.16 153 00QH226 01:23:27.4 +10:20:32 16.1 153 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/08 05:28:23 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute