Event between 13MR18 and star GA0980:04797053 with event index number of 2068834
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/08 04:42:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:17:23.2 +08:06:55
Equinox of date position of star is 17:18:29.0 +08:05:32
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 67 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 26.9 AU from the Sun
and 26.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 114 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2351 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=158.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=64.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 13MR18, (2024/03/08 04:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:45.4 +38:48:26 0.0 35.50 71 Rasalhague 17:36:03.5 +12:32:40 2.1 6.19 65 PPM 163642 17:12:55.3 +07:52:01 6.3 1.41 68 PPM 163827 17:21:10.1 +07:56:48 8.2 0.66 66 PPM 163771 17:18:34.1 +08:00:50 9.7 0.08 67 13MR18 17:18:33.0 +08:05:26 14.1 67 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 13MR18, (2024/03/08 04:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 35.50 71 Rasalhague 17:34:56.3 +12:33:31 2.1 6.19 65 PPM 163642 17:11:45.3 +07:53:41 6.3 1.41 68 PPM 163827 17:20:00.1 +07:58:11 8.2 0.66 66 PPM 163771 17:17:24.2 +08:02:18 9.7 0.08 67 13MR18 17:17:23.2 +08:06:55 14.1 67 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/11 04:15:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute