Event between (449097) 12UT68 and star GA1220:03375176 with event index number of 2289320
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/05 12:13:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:59:51.6 +33:01:36
Equinox of date position of star is 09:01:21.2 +32:55:50
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 118 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 16.5 AU from the Sun
and 16.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 56 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
809 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=76.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=31.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 449097, (2024/05/05 12:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:48.3 +27:57:55 1.1 16.79 104 66 Cnc 09:02:53.3 +32:09:21 5.9 0.84 118 PPM 074111 08:58:09.5 +33:09:47 7.6 0.71 117 PPM 074133 08:59:50.6 +33:05:59 9.6 0.36 117 449097 09:01:21.3 +32:55:50 15.9 118 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 449097, (2024/05/05 12:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 16.79 104 66 Cnc 09:01:24.1 +32:15:09 5.9 0.84 118 PPM 074111 08:56:39.4 +33:15:28 7.6 0.71 117 PPM 074133 08:58:20.7 +33:11:42 9.6 0.36 117 449097 08:59:51.6 +33:01:36 15.9 117 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/22 03:54:58 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute