Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star GA1180:02099981 with event index number of 2298417
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/21 13:29:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:02:35.1 +28:33:06
Equinox of date position of star is 06:04:06.8 +28:32:59
Stellar brightness G=10.2,
use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4
Object is 19.1 AU from the Sun
and 18.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 377 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3977 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 248835, (2024/02/21 13:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:28.8 +07:24:34 0.4 21.22 37 Alnath 05:27:49.2 +28:37:32 1.6 7.97 37 PPM 095226 06:02:31.5 +27:34:17 6.0 1.04 30 PPM 095286 06:04:31.4 +28:40:30 7.9 0.15 29 248835 06:04:06.9 +28:32:59 10.2 29 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 248835, (2024/02/21 13:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 21.22 37 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 7.97 37 PPM 095226 06:01:00.4 +27:34:21 6.0 1.04 30 PPM 095286 06:02:59.5 +28:40:37 7.9 0.15 29 248835 06:02:35.1 +28:33:06 10.2 29 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:17:38 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute