Event between 04LW31 and star GA0680:35238623 with event index number of 2577569
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/01 16:06:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:33:07.0 -20:59:35
Equinox of date position of star is 19:34:30.6 -20:56:27
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 17 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.7
Object is 44.7 AU from the Sun
and 43.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 344 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3526 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=216.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=88.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 04LW31, (2023/08/01 16:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.4 -26:28:56 0.9 42.18 58 Nunki 18:56:43.6 -26:15:55 2.0 10.16 25 50 Sgr 19:27:43.4 -21:43:41 5.6 1.77 18 PPM 269906 19:32:48.2 -20:59:20 7.5 0.40 17 PPM 269960 19:35:16.7 -20:56:09 9.2 0.18 17 04LW31 19:34:30.6 -20:56:27 16.5 17 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 04LW31, (2023/08/01 16:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 42.18 58 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 10.16 25 50 Sgr 19:26:19.2 -21:46:36 5.6 1.77 18 PPM 269906 19:31:24.6 -21:02:25 7.5 0.40 17 PPM 269960 19:33:53.1 -20:59:18 9.2 0.18 17 04LW31 19:33:07.0 -20:59:35 16.5 17 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/27 03:49:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute