Event between 13TX187 and star GA0940:00068769 with event index number of 2465801
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/19 16:47:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 00:44:40.3 +04:31:27
Equinox of date position of star is 00:45:54.5 +04:39:19
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 67% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4
Object is 42.2 AU from the Sun
and 42.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 624 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4125 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=243.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.9 sec chord
Diameter=99.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 13TX187, (2024/01/19 16:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:58.4 -29:29:39 1.2 42.71 76 Algenib 00:14:28.6 +15:19:02 2.8 13.17 40 96 G. Psc 00:49:38.7 +05:24:16 5.8 1.19 35 PPM 143847 00:46:19.0 +05:18:47 8.1 0.67 36 PPM 143826 00:45:35.8 +04:15:16 9.9 0.41 37 PPM 143850 00:46:24.3 +04:26:39 10.5 0.24 36 13TX187 00:45:54.8 +04:39:20 16.1 36 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 13TX187, (2024/01/19 16:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 42.71 76 Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 13.17 40 96 G. Psc 00:48:24.1 +05:16:25 5.8 1.19 35 PPM 143847 00:45:04.5 +05:10:54 8.1 0.67 36 PPM 143826 00:44:21.4 +04:07:23 9.9 0.41 37 PPM 143850 00:45:09.9 +04:18:47 10.5 0.24 36 13TX187 00:44:40.3 +04:31:27 16.1 36 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/22 05:45:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute