Event between (230965) 04XA192 and star GA1320:04034289 with event index number of 2179756
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/18 11:57:44 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:13:00.1 +42:20:07
Equinox of date position of star is 08:14:39.6 +42:15:38
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 66 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 77% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.9
Object is 35.6 AU from the Sun
and 36.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 62 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1449 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.2
Diameter=847.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 36.6 sec chord
Diameter=345.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 230965, (2024/05/18 11:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:48.4 +27:57:55 1.1 15.37 68 28 Lyn 08:08:50.9 +43:11:18 6.4 1.41 68 PPM 050415 08:14:49.3 +42:55:31 8.4 0.67 67 PPM 050396 08:13:07.9 +41:56:24 9.8 0.43 66 PPM 050411 08:14:22.8 +42:28:23 10.8 0.22 66 230965 08:14:39.8 +42:15:37 16.4 66 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 230965, (2024/05/18 11:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 15.37 68 28 Lyn 08:07:09.9 +43:15:37 6.4 1.41 68 PPM 050415 08:13:09.1 +43:00:01 8.4 0.67 67 PPM 050396 08:11:28.4 +42:00:51 9.8 0.43 66 PPM 050411 08:12:42.9 +42:32:52 10.8 0.22 66 230965 08:13:00.1 +42:20:07 16.4 66 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:29:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute