Event between 13UE15 and star GA1180:02338557 with event index number of 2645647
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/20 23:36:49 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:18:06.8 +29:48:26
Equinox of date position of star is 06:19:39.2 +29:47:46
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 40 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7
Object is 24.9 AU from the Sun
and 24.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 5.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 222 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1204 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.2 sec chord
Diameter=49.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 13UE15, (2024/03/20 23:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.8 +27:57:57 1.1 19.13 21 Alnath 05:27:49.5 +28:37:32 1.6 11.37 51 44Kap Aur 06:16:55.3 +29:29:13 4.3 0.67 40 PPM 095746 06:20:10.7 +29:46:11 7.1 0.12 40 13UE15 06:19:39.7 +29:47:46 16.7 40 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 13UE15, (2024/03/20 23:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 19.13 21 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 11.37 51 44Kap Aur 06:15:22.6 +29:29:47 4.3 0.67 40 PPM 095746 06:18:37.8 +29:46:52 7.1 0.12 40 13UE15 06:18:06.8 +29:48:26 16.7 40 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/30 03:20:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute