Event between 04HE79 and star GA0660:08934397 with event index number of 2561688
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/15 02:59:28 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:01:14.2 -23:24:52
Equinox of date position of star is 17:02:40.9 -23:26:52
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 140 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 34% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5
Object is 40.4 AU from the Sun
and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1715 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4615 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 04HE79, (2024/02/15 02:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.4 -26:29:00 0.9 7.82 147 23Tau Sco 16:37:23.3 -28:15:50 2.8 7.45 145 26 Oph 17:01:38.4 -25:01:25 5.8 1.59 141 PPM 266304 17:03:36.4 -23:19:17 8.4 0.24 140 PPM 266274 17:02:34.5 -23:30:58 9.4 0.07 140 04HE79 17:02:41.9 -23:26:53 16.5 140 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 04HE79, (2024/02/15 02:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.82 147 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 7.45 145 26 Oph 17:00:09.6 -24:59:22 5.8 1.59 141 PPM 266304 17:02:08.7 -23:17:18 8.4 0.24 140 PPM 266274 17:01:06.8 -23:28:56 9.4 0.07 140 04HE79 17:01:14.2 -23:24:52 16.5 140 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:09:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute