Event between 03YJ179 and star GA1140:02211330 with event index number of 2006515
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/05 23:24:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:25:37.5 +24:38:54
Equinox of date position of star is 06:27:05.3 +24:37:59
Stellar brightness G=12.4,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 21% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0
Object is 40.4 AU from the Sun
and 39.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 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
1492 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=247.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.5 sec chord
Diameter=101.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 03YJ179, (2024/02/05 23:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.4 +27:57:58 1.1 18.15 150 Alhena 06:39:06.2 +16:22:36 1.9 8.72 160 PPM 095919 06:26:12.8 +25:02:02 6.3 0.45 167 PPM 095926 06:26:29.5 +24:17:13 8.5 0.37 166 PPM 095966 06:27:46.1 +24:42:01 9.4 0.17 166 03YJ179 06:27:06.2 +24:37:58 12.4 166 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 03YJ179, (2024/02/05 23:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 18.15 150 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 8.72 160 PPM 095919 06:24:43.7 +25:02:55 6.3 0.45 167 PPM 095926 06:25:00.9 +24:18:07 8.5 0.37 166 PPM 095966 06:26:17.3 +24:42:58 9.4 0.17 166 03YJ179 06:25:37.5 +24:38:54 12.4 166 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:09:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute