Event between 05GF187 and star GA0680:19768253 with event index number of 1277756
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/12 23:15:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:52:09.8 -20:44:26
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:35.1 -20:44:41
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9
Object is 29.4 AU from the Sun
and 28.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 701 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1723 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=142.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=58.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 05GF187, (2024/05/12 23:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.3 -26:29:02 0.9 19.77 136 35Eta Oph 17:11:46.6 -15:45:12 2.6 11.11 142 PPM 267640 18:01:27.1 -20:20:21 6.0 1.88 155 PPM 267354 17:50:54.5 -20:50:12 8.0 0.64 152 PPM 267429 17:53:29.2 -20:36:50 9.5 0.13 153 05GF187 17:53:37.0 -20:44:41 15.0 153 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 05GF187, (2024/05/12 23:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.77 136 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.11 142 PPM 267640 18:00:00.1 -20:20:23 6.0 1.88 155 PPM 267354 17:49:27.2 -20:49:51 8.0 0.64 152 PPM 267429 17:52:02.1 -20:36:35 9.5 0.13 153 05GF187 17:52:09.8 -20:44:26 15.0 153 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:11:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute