Event between (38628) Huya and star GA0820:06169452 with event index number of 2432823
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/29 01:46:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:33:07.8 -07:55:19
Equinox of date position of star is 17:34:25.6 -07:56:13
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 56 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 83% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.7
Object is 29.1 AU from the Sun
and 29.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.6
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 94 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1342 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=648.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 42.3 sec chord
Diameter=264.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 38628, (2024/02/29 01:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.6 -26:29:01 0.9 23.91 41 35Eta Oph 17:11:45.9 -15:45:11 2.6 9.58 49 PPM 200792 17:34:47.3 -05:45:38 5.6 2.18 56 PPM 200872 17:38:42.8 -08:02:59 8.2 1.06 57 PPM 200796 17:35:05.7 -07:55:58 9.0 0.16 56 38628 17:34:26.6 -07:56:14 15.4 56 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 38628, (2024/02/29 01:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 23.91 41 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.58 49 PPM 200792 17:33:29.8 -05:44:43 5.6 2.18 56 PPM 200872 17:37:23.9 -08:02:13 8.2 1.06 57 PPM 200796 17:33:46.9 -07:55:04 9.0 0.16 56 38628 17:33:07.8 -07:55:19 15.4 56 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/06 05:20:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute