Event between 15BE568 and star GA0740:05068802 with event index number of 2643608
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/05 02:35:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:50:18.3 -14:34:01
Equinox of date position of star is 13:51:30.6 -14:40:37
Stellar brightness G=12.1,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 7 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 22.8 AU from the Sun
and 23.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 166 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1102 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=88.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=36.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 15BE568, (2024/01/05 02:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:27.7 -11:17:09 1.0 7.00 2 83 Vir 13:45:47.8 -16:17:56 5.6 2.13 7 PPM 227883 13:50:38.0 -14:52:50 8.4 0.30 7 PPM 227889 13:50:50.1 -14:28:25 9.8 0.28 6 15BE568 13:51:36.0 -14:41:07 12.1 7 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 15BE568, (2024/01/05 02:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 7.00 2 83 Vir 13:44:29.9 -16:10:45 5.6 2.13 7 PPM 227883 13:49:20.2 -14:45:43 8.4 0.30 7 PPM 227889 13:49:32.5 -14:21:18 9.8 0.28 6 15BE568 13:50:18.3 -14:34:01 12.1 7 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 01:46:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute