Event between 03FD128 and star GA0860:04357071 with event index number of 2796869
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/29 20:14:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:16:25.0 -03:35:42
Equinox of date position of star is 13:17:39.4 -03:43:16
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 42 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 82% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2
Object is 38.0 AU from the Sun
and 37.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 324 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4207 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=207.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Diameter=84.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03FD128, (2024/03/29 20:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:28.4 -11:17:14 1.0 7.87 36 65 Vir 13:24:34.4 -05:03:02 5.9 2.17 40 PPM 196293 13:14:36.4 -03:37:22 7.3 0.77 43 PPM 196341 13:17:41.2 -03:55:29 9.7 0.20 42 03FD128 13:17:40.2 -03:43:21 16.8 42 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 03FD128, (2024/03/29 20:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 7.87 36 65 Vir 13:23:18.9 -04:55:28 5.9 2.17 40 PPM 196293 13:13:21.3 -03:29:41 7.3 0.77 43 PPM 196341 13:16:26.0 -03:47:51 9.7 0.20 42 03FD128 13:16:25.0 -03:35:42 16.8 42 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/22 05:46:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute