Event between (168700) 00GE147 and star GA0720:06638573 with event index number of 1966243
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/12 05:56:05 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:50:25.5 -17:32:15
Equinox of date position of star is 16:51:49.4 -17:34:38
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 102 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5
Object is 32.2 AU from the Sun
and 32.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.7
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 782 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2208 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 168700, (2024/02/12 05:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.4 -26:29:00 0.9 10.14 105 35Eta Oph 17:11:45.8 -15:45:11 2.6 5.11 98 PPM 232348 16:57:25.5 -16:50:33 6.3 1.53 101 PPM 232237 16:52:48.1 -17:58:46 8.3 0.46 102 PPM 232223 16:52:07.3 -17:13:17 9.5 0.36 102 168700 16:51:49.4 -17:34:38 16.4 102 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 168700, (2024/02/12 05:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 10.14 105 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 5.11 98 PPM 232348 16:56:02.0 -16:48:22 6.3 1.53 101 PPM 232237 16:51:23.9 -17:56:25 8.3 0.46 102 PPM 232223 16:50:43.6 -17:10:55 9.5 0.36 102 168700 16:50:25.5 -17:32:15 16.4 102 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:17:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute