Event between 05TV189 and star GA0900:01823293 with event index number of 1958189
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/21 13:14:18 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:46:02.7 +00:27:44
Equinox of date position of star is 06:47:16.3 +00:26:07
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 81 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 70% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8
Object is 33.0 AU from the Sun
and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 367 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5800 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=178.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=72.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 05TV189, (2023/12/21 13:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:28.2 +07:24:34 0.4 14.46 67 Alhena 06:39:05.8 +16:22:36 1.9 16.07 77 PPM 151313 06:50:17.9 +00:58:24 5.9 0.93 82 PPM 151205 06:47:25.3 +00:43:10 7.6 0.29 81 PPM 151209 06:47:38.9 +00:17:56 9.7 0.16 81 05TV189 06:47:16.7 +00:26:07 16.0 81 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 05TV189, (2023/12/21 13:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 14.46 67 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 16.07 77 PPM 151313 06:49:03.7 +01:00:07 5.9 0.93 82 PPM 151205 06:46:11.2 +00:44:48 7.6 0.29 81 PPM 151209 06:46:25.0 +00:19:34 9.7 0.16 81 05TV189 06:46:02.7 +00:27:44 16.0 81 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:07:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute