Event between 14KC102 and star GA0780:11153592 with event index number of 2498484
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/18 17:45:13 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:26:16.2 -11:18:47
Equinox of date position of star is 18:27:36.7 -11:17:50
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 93 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 29.4 AU from the Sun
and 28.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 707 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3611 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=228.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=93.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14KC102, (2024/05/18 17:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.4 -26:29:02 0.9 31.39 66 Nunki 18:56:46.5 -26:15:51 2.0 16.47 99 PPM 234462 18:24:34.0 -12:00:03 6.3 1.03 92 PPM 234491 18:25:50.5 -10:24:00 8.1 1.00 92 PPM 234504 18:26:09.7 -11:20:57 8.9 0.36 92 14KC102 18:27:37.6 -11:17:50 16.0 93 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 14KC102, (2024/05/18 17:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 31.39 66 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 16.47 99 PPM 234462 18:23:12.2 -12:00:54 6.3 1.03 92 PPM 234491 18:24:29.6 -10:24:54 8.1 1.00 92 PPM 234504 18:24:48.2 -11:21:51 8.9 0.36 92 14KC102 18:26:16.2 -11:18:47 16.0 93 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:23:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute