Event between 06JU58 and star GA0680:07489885 with event index number of 1938024
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/31 10:36:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:44:07.9 -20:27:27
Equinox of date position of star is 16:45:32.5 -20:30:01
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6
Object is 48.7 AU from the Sun
and 48.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1925 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1914 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.7 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 06JU58, (2024/07/31 10:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:55.1 -26:29:04 0.9 6.86 169 35Eta Oph 17:11:47.4 -15:45:13 2.6 7.83 168 PPM 232040 16:43:20.6 -19:58:10 5.8 0.75 168 PPM 265950 16:48:24.2 -20:08:50 7.9 0.75 169 PPM 265891 16:46:11.2 -20:30:29 9.7 0.14 169 06JU58 16:45:35.1 -20:30:05 15.2 169 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 06JU58, (2024/07/31 10:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 6.86 169 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 7.83 168 PPM 232040 16:41:53.8 -19:55:27 5.8 0.75 168 PPM 265950 16:46:57.2 -20:06:17 7.9 0.75 169 PPM 265891 16:44:43.9 -20:27:51 9.7 0.14 169 06JU58 16:44:07.9 -20:27:27 15.2 169 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/08 05:25:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute