Event between 13RM109 and star GA0940:16871816 with event index number of 2008133
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/10 07:05:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 22:21:07.8 +04:45:29
Equinox of date position of star is 22:22:19.9 +04:52:43
Stellar brightness G=12.8,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0
Object is 42.2 AU from the Sun
and 42.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 262 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2279 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=289.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.3 sec chord
Diameter=118.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 11:5EEEEEE
Star training set for 13RM109, (2023/12/10 07:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:58.0 -29:29:41 1.2 35.48 107 Markab 23:05:57.3 +15:20:04 2.5 14.97 127 30 Peg 22:21:39.8 +05:54:38 5.3 1.05 114 PPM 172985 22:24:27.5 +05:46:06 8.1 1.03 115 PPM 172956 22:22:48.4 +04:42:13 9.2 0.21 114 13RM109 22:22:20.3 +04:52:45 12.8 114 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 13RM109, (2023/12/10 07:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 35.48 107 Markab 23:04:45.8 +15:12:18 2.5 14.97 127 30 Peg 22:20:27.5 +05:47:22 5.3 1.05 114 PPM 172985 22:23:15.1 +05:38:48 8.1 1.03 115 PPM 172956 22:21:35.8 +04:34:56 9.2 0.21 114 13RM109 22:21:07.8 +04:45:29 12.8 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/27 01:52:23 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute