Event between 13EM149 and star GA0740:05353221 with event index number of 2047900
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/12 10:48:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:05:26.3 -15:02:36
Equinox of date position of star is 15:06:45.0 -15:08:01
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 14% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2
Object is 43.3 AU from the Sun
and 43.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 5.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2106 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3408 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=274.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 49.8 sec chord
Diameter=111.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 20.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 13EM149, (2023/08/12 10:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.5 -26:28:56 0.9 22.64 154 27Bet Lib 15:18:16.9 -09:28:07 2.6 6.33 132 21Nu Lib 15:07:56.9 -16:20:49 5.2 1.25 132 PPM 229720 15:06:03.2 -15:05:17 8.1 0.17 131 13EM149 15:06:45.1 -15:08:01 16.2 132 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 13EM149, (2023/08/12 10:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.64 154 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 6.33 132 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 1.25 132 PPM 229720 15:04:44.4 -14:59:51 8.1 0.17 131 13EM149 15:05:26.3 -15:02:36 16.2 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/28 03:52:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute