Event between 04HX78 and star GA0760:10460121 with event index number of 2011355
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/13 12:36:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:53:18.6 -12:26:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:54:38.0 -12:26:29
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3
Object is 33.7 AU from the Sun
and 33.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.0
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 506 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2398 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=159.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=65.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 04HX78, (2023/08/13 12:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.6 -26:28:56 0.9 24.16 141 35Eta Oph 17:11:44.1 -15:45:09 2.6 10.91 147 PPM 233722 17:55:26.5 -11:20:26 6.5 1.12 153 PPM 233651 17:51:42.9 -12:09:54 8.5 0.77 153 PPM 233704 17:54:17.3 -12:24:25 8.6 0.09 154 04HX78 17:54:38.1 -12:26:29 16.1 154 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 04HX78, (2023/08/13 12:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 24.16 141 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 10.91 147 PPM 233722 17:54:07.6 -11:20:15 6.5 1.12 153 PPM 233651 17:50:23.5 -12:09:35 8.5 0.77 153 PPM 233704 17:52:57.8 -12:24:12 8.6 0.09 154 04HX78 17:53:18.6 -12:26:17 16.1 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/27 03:49:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute