Event between 13AZ60 and star GA0500:10383229 with event index number of 2040516
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/08 10:24:31 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:11:08.9 -38:04:13
Equinox of date position of star is 16:12:45.6 -38:07:53
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 14% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6
Object is 20.4 AU from the Sun
and 20.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 145 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1111 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.3
Diameter=53.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=21.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 13AZ60, (2024/08/08 10:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:55.2 -26:29:04 0.9 12.26 69 Eta Lup 16:01:45.6 -38:27:53 2.8 2.19 67 PPM 294675 16:08:53.7 -36:49:13 6.0 1.52 68 PPM 294688 16:09:22.9 -38:06:17 8.1 0.67 68 PPM 294783 16:13:36.8 -38:16:17 9.7 0.21 69 13AZ60 16:12:47.5 -38:07:57 13.2 69 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 13AZ60, (2024/08/08 10:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.26 69 Eta Lup 16:00:07.3 -38:23:48 2.8 2.19 67 PPM 294675 16:07:16.3 -36:45:22 6.0 1.52 68 PPM 294688 16:07:44.5 -38:02:26 8.1 0.67 68 PPM 294783 16:11:58.0 -38:12:34 9.7 0.21 69 13AZ60 16:11:08.9 -38:04:13 13.2 69 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/13 04:34:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute