Event between 12HE85 and star GA0700:37984962 with event index number of 2825296
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/18 15:19:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:39:24.8 -18:47:13
Equinox of date position of star is 19:40:47.0 -18:43:53
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 123 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=25.1
Object is 40.4 AU from the Sun
and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 955 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4417 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=96.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=39.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 9:5EEEE
Star training set for 12HE85, (2023/08/18 15:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.6 -26:28:57 0.9 44.27 80 Nunki 18:56:43.7 -26:15:55 2.0 12.65 113 PPM 236251 19:38:25.5 -18:10:36 5.7 0.79 123 PPM 236306 19:41:09.7 -19:10:30 8.2 0.45 123 PPM 236305 19:41:05.9 -18:58:52 9.5 0.26 123 12HE85 19:40:47.2 -18:43:52 16.6 124 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 12HE85, (2023/08/18 15:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 44.27 80 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 12.65 113 PPM 236251 19:37:03.4 -18:13:52 5.7 0.79 123 PPM 236306 19:39:47.1 -19:13:51 8.2 0.45 123 PPM 236305 19:39:43.4 -19:02:13 9.5 0.26 123 12HE85 19:39:24.8 -18:47:13 16.6 123 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/28 03:53:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute