Event between 15VZ184 and star GA1220:00712862 with event index number of 2726969
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/12 15:55:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:37:49.6 +32:21:54
Equinox of date position of star is 03:39:16.2 +32:26:20
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 39 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 28.6 AU from the Sun
and 28.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 117 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1364 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15VZ184, (2023/08/12 15:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:16.7 +16:33:18 0.8 20.60 31 44Zet Per 03:55:37.3 +31:57:07 2.8 3.49 36 38Omi Per 03:45:48.4 +32:21:40 3.7 1.37 38 PPM 068593 03:36:29.9 +32:05:38 7.2 0.69 40 PPM 068655 03:40:52.1 +32:37:55 9.8 0.38 39 PPM 068649 03:40:23.8 +32:19:24 10.9 0.26 39 15VZ184 03:39:18.6 +32:26:28 14.4 39 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 15VZ184, (2023/08/12 15:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 20.60 31 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 3.49 36 38Omi Per 03:44:19.1 +32:17:17 3.7 1.37 38 PPM 068593 03:35:01.3 +32:00:59 7.2 0.69 40 PPM 068655 03:39:23.0 +32:33:23 9.8 0.38 39 PPM 068649 03:38:54.9 +32:14:52 10.9 0.26 39 15VZ184 03:37:49.6 +32:21:54 14.4 39 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/24 03:43:41 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute