Event between 04KV18 and star GA0740:19319276 with event index number of 2564430
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/27 00:54:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:31:33.5 -14:26:44
Equinox of date position of star is 18:32:49.4 -14:25:42
Stellar brightness G=14.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 92 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8
TNO is 30.8 AU from the Sun
and 31.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 335 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2645 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=110.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=45.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 04KV18, (2024/02/27 00:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.6 -26:29:01 0.9 30.92 65 Nunki 18:56:45.7 -26:15:52 2.0 13.08 97 PPM 234686 18:34:06.1 -14:50:46 5.1 0.51 93 PPM 234676 18:33:43.3 -14:37:31 6.8 0.28 93 04KV18 18:32:56.0 -14:25:36 14.8 93 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 04KV18, (2024/02/27 00:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 30.92 65 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 13.08 97 PPM 234686 18:32:43.3 -14:51:57 5.1 0.51 93 PPM 234676 18:32:20.7 -14:38:40 6.8 0.28 93 04KV18 18:31:33.5 -14:26:44 14.8 92 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/25 23:57:48 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute