Event between 06QG181 and star GA1180:01784397 with event index number of 2013298
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/15 23:11:11 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:47:35.3 +28:58:40
Equinox of date position of star is 05:49:06.2 +28:59:04
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 144 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.5
Object is 35.5 AU from the Sun
and 34.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 612 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2172 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=94.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=38.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 06QG181, (2023/12/15 23:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:17.9 +16:33:20 0.8 20.65 126 Alnath 05:27:48.5 +28:37:32 1.6 4.68 140 PPM 094619 05:40:49.8 +29:13:36 5.9 1.82 142 PPM 094916 05:50:25.1 +29:08:32 8.3 0.33 145 PPM 094884 05:49:24.5 +28:47:47 9.2 0.20 144 06QG181 05:49:06.6 +28:59:05 15.0 145 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 06QG181, (2023/12/15 23:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 20.65 126 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 4.68 140 PPM 094619 05:39:18.3 +29:12:54 5.9 1.82 142 PPM 094916 05:48:53.6 +29:08:11 8.3 0.33 145 PPM 094884 05:47:53.3 +28:47:23 9.2 0.20 144 06QG181 05:47:35.3 +28:58:40 15.0 144 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:07:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute