Event between 12XW159 and star GA0960:01604580 with event index number of 2035793
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/05 20:46:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:23:21.1 +06:43:18
Equinox of date position of star is 06:24:38.2 +06:42:28
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 22% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 32.2 AU from the Sun
and 31.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 253 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2419 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=200.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.6 sec chord
Diameter=81.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 12XW159, (2024/02/05 20:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:28.6 +07:24:34 0.4 7.02 158 Alhena 06:39:06.2 +16:22:36 1.9 10.30 159 PPM 150217 06:18:16.5 +07:02:31 6.4 1.62 155 PPM 150436 06:25:33.4 +07:03:28 8.5 0.42 154 PPM 150391 06:24:12.1 +06:42:42 9.0 0.11 154 12XW159 06:24:39.0 +06:42:28 15.2 154 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 12XW159, (2024/02/05 20:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 7.02 158 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 10.30 159 PPM 150217 06:16:58.4 +07:03:08 6.4 1.62 155 PPM 150436 06:24:15.3 +07:04:20 8.5 0.42 154 PPM 150391 06:22:54.2 +06:43:32 9.0 0.11 154 12XW159 06:23:21.1 +06:43:18 15.2 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/05 04:15:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute