Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:09073537 with event index number of 2212226
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/06 03:56:31 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:53:35.3 -24:01:07
Equinox of date position of star is 16:55:01.1 -24:03:20
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 11 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3
Object is 14.6 AU from the Sun
and 15.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 30 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
549 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 386968, (2024/02/06 03:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.3 -26:29:00 0.9 5.98 15 23Tau Sco 16:37:23.2 -28:15:50 2.8 5.78 14 26 Oph 17:01:38.3 -25:01:25 5.8 1.78 9 PPM 266130 16:56:25.4 -24:32:44 8.2 0.58 10 PPM 266103 16:55:29.5 -24:11:02 9.9 0.16 11 386968 16:55:03.2 -24:03:24 16.3 11 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 386968, (2024/02/06 03:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 5.98 15 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 5.78 14 26 Oph 17:00:09.6 -24:59:22 5.8 1.78 9 PPM 266130 16:54:57.2 -24:30:30 8.2 0.58 10 PPM 266103 16:54:01.5 -24:08:46 9.9 0.16 11 386968 16:53:35.3 -24:01:07 16.3 11 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/04 04:09:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute