Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0840:03235073 with event index number of 2457858
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/09 17:38:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:55:30.9 -04:48:03
Equinox of date position of star is 07:56:42.5 -04:51:57
Stellar brightness G=12.7,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 147 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0
Object is 14.0 AU from the Sun
and 13.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 32 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
548 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 281371, (2024/02/09 17:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:46:12.7 -16:45:00 -1.5 20.97 126 15Rho Pup 08:08:34.3 -24:22:31 2.8 19.72 132 PPM 190736 07:53:59.3 -05:29:32 5.7 0.92 146 PPM 190780 07:56:38.3 -04:44:26 8.5 0.13 147 281371 07:56:42.6 -04:51:58 12.7 147 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 281371, (2024/02/09 17:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5 20.97 126 15Rho Pup 08:07:32.5 -24:18:14 2.8 19.72 132 PPM 190736 07:52:47.8 -05:25:43 5.7 0.92 146 PPM 190780 07:55:26.5 -04:40:32 8.5 0.13 147 281371 07:55:30.9 -04:48:03 12.7 147 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/29 04:19:20 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute