Event between 15KG178 and star GA0660:07643899 with event index number of 1953826
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/06 00:20:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:39:34.2 -23:49:51
Equinox of date position of star is 16:40:58.7 -23:52:31
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 68 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7
Object is 33.4 AU from the Sun
and 32.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 190 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2876 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=197.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Diameter=80.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 15KG178, (2023/07/06 00:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.2 -26:28:56 0.9 3.47 69 23Tau Sco 16:37:21.0 -28:15:46 2.8 4.46 68 22 Sco 16:31:38.4 -25:09:54 4.5 2.49 69 PPM 265797 16:42:38.5 -23:22:04 8.5 0.63 67 PPM 265771 16:40:42.8 -23:52:19 9.8 0.06 68 15KG178 16:40:59.5 -23:52:32 15.2 67 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 15KG178, (2023/07/06 00:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 3.47 69 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 4.46 68 22 Sco 16:30:12.5 -25:06:55 4.5 2.49 69 PPM 265797 16:41:13.4 -23:19:27 8.5 0.63 67 PPM 265771 16:39:17.5 -23:49:38 9.8 0.06 68 15KG178 16:39:34.2 -23:49:51 15.2 68 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/17 02:39:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute