Event between 15GL56 and star GA0740:05108319 with event index number of 2261587
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/29 21:16:28 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:03:01.6 -15:41:03
Equinox of date position of star is 14:04:12.9 -15:47:18
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 37.9 AU from the Sun
and 37.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 207 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3316 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=178.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Diameter=72.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 15GL56, (2024/05/29 21:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:29.0 -11:17:17 1.0 10.25 124 PPM 228240 14:05:46.5 -15:05:17 6.3 0.79 114 PPM 228260 14:06:28.3 -16:08:30 8.2 0.61 113 PPM 228178 14:03:26.3 -15:45:27 9.8 0.23 114 15GL56 14:04:21.4 -15:48:02 16.1 113 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 15GL56, (2024/05/29 21:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 10.25 124 PPM 228240 14:04:26.9 -14:58:19 6.3 0.79 114 PPM 228260 14:05:08.4 -16:01:32 8.2 0.61 113 PPM 228178 14:02:06.6 -15:38:26 9.8 0.23 114 15GL56 14:03:01.6 -15:41:03 16.1 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/27 22:43:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute