Event between 06WF206 and star GA1040:03345327 with event index number of 2017423
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/15 21:55:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:59:01.6 +14:32:01
Equinox of date position of star is 10:00:16.9 +14:25:19
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1
Object is 43.6 AU from the Sun
and 43.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 353 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3413 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=289.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.7 sec chord
Diameter=118.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 06WF206, (2024/04/15 21:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:39.8 +11:50:51 1.3 3.43 32 PPM 127101 10:06:59.8 +15:38:18 6.2 2.02 30 PPM 126978 09:59:30.8 +15:06:16 8.0 0.72 29 PPM 127014 10:01:38.5 +14:19:45 9.8 0.33 30 PPM 126994 10:00:36.3 +14:38:29 10.7 0.23 29 06WF206 10:00:20.5 +14:24:59 15.5 30 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 06WF206, (2024/04/15 21:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 3.43 32 PPM 127101 10:05:40.8 +15:45:26 6.2 2.02 30 PPM 126978 09:58:11.6 +15:13:16 8.0 0.72 29 PPM 127014 10:00:19.6 +14:26:47 9.8 0.33 30 PPM 126994 09:59:17.3 +14:45:30 10.7 0.23 29 06WF206 09:59:01.6 +14:32:01 15.5 29 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 03:51:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute