Event between (315530) 08AP129 and star GA1220:03487203 with event index number of 2189438
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/04 22:06:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:30:02.3 +32:07:47
Equinox of date position of star is 10:31:24.3 +32:00:19
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 21% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9
Object is 39.3 AU from the Sun
and 38.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.2
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 85 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1515 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=611.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 34.7 sec chord
Diameter=249.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 315530, (2024/04/04 22:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:39.7 +11:50:52 1.3 20.77 171 68Del Leo 11:15:23.7 +20:23:26 2.6 15.22 158 33 LMi 10:33:13.6 +32:15:15 5.8 0.46 162 PPM 075328 10:36:50.6 +31:39:09 8.0 1.21 162 PPM 075248 10:30:42.3 +31:53:02 10.0 0.19 163 315530 10:31:24.6 +32:00:17 15.9 162 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 315530, (2024/04/04 22:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 20.77 171 68Del Leo 11:14:06.7 +20:31:23 2.6 15.22 158 33 LMi 10:31:51.4 +32:22:46 5.8 0.46 162 PPM 075328 10:35:28.8 +31:46:43 8.0 1.21 162 PPM 075248 10:29:20.0 +32:00:31 10.0 0.19 163 315530 10:30:02.3 +32:07:47 15.9 163 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:25:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute