Event between 01KG76 and star GA0660:21452844 with event index number of 1263877
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/06/18 21:55:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:53:26.0 -23:13:24
Equinox of date position of star is 17:54:53.0 -23:13:36
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 39 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4
Object is 51.1 AU from the Sun
and 50.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1775 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2890 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=311.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=127.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 9:4EEEEE
Star training set for 01KG76, (2024/06/18 21:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.7 -26:29:03 0.9 19.31 20 35Eta Oph 17:11:47.0 -15:45:13 2.6 12.61 30 PPM 267552 17:58:37.2 -23:56:26 6.5 1.11 39 PPM 267401 17:52:36.9 -22:55:35 7.5 0.61 38 PPM 267452 17:54:23.6 -23:19:51 9.5 0.16 38 01KG76 17:54:55.3 -23:13:36 15.8 39 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 01KG76, (2024/06/18 21:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.31 20 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 12.61 30 PPM 267552 17:57:07.5 -23:56:22 6.5 1.11 39 PPM 267401 17:51:07.8 -22:55:18 7.5 0.61 38 PPM 267452 17:52:54.3 -23:19:37 9.5 0.16 38 01KG76 17:53:26.0 -23:13:24 15.8 38 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:14:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute