Event between 05LB54 and star GA0660:21218082 with event index number of 1943158
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/31 20:15:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:52:37.9 -23:03:44
Equinox of date position of star is 17:54:04.8 -23:03:58
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 14% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 41.6 AU from the Sun
and 40.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 983 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3833 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=440.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.2 sec chord
Diameter=179.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 05LB54, (2024/07/31 20:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:55.1 -26:29:04 0.9 19.17 164 35Eta Oph 17:11:47.4 -15:45:13 2.6 12.37 165 PPM 267309 17:49:14.8 -22:29:05 6.1 1.27 174 PPM 267401 17:52:37.3 -22:55:35 7.5 0.37 174 PPM 267452 17:54:24.0 -23:19:51 9.5 0.27 174 05LB54 17:54:07.5 -23:03:58 16.8 174 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 05LB54, (2024/07/31 20:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.17 164 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 12.37 165 PPM 267309 17:47:45.6 -22:28:40 6.1 1.27 174 PPM 267401 17:51:07.8 -22:55:18 7.5 0.37 174 PPM 267452 17:52:54.3 -23:19:37 9.5 0.27 174 05LB54 17:52:37.9 -23:03:44 16.8 174 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/08 05:25:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute