Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0560:07520333 with event index number of 2281536
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/04/18 05:36:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:03:09.2 -33:26:10
Equinox of date position of star is 15:04:35.0 -33:31:32
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.0
Object is 8.8 AU from the Sun
and 7.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
9.9 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
319 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 459865, (2023/04/18 05:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:50.4 -26:28:54 0.9 19.91 113 Bet Lup 15:00:04.1 -43:13:34 2.7 9.74 122 PPM 293387 15:04:25.2 -32:44:01 5.4 0.79 128 PPM 293353 15:02:28.8 -33:55:50 7.5 0.60 127 PPM 293384 15:04:10.4 -33:16:06 9.6 0.27 127 459865 15:04:35.7 -33:31:35 15.0 127 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 459865, (2023/04/18 05:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.91 113 Bet Lup 14:58:31.9 -43:08:03 2.7 9.74 122 PPM 293387 15:02:59.3 -32:38:37 5.4 0.79 128 PPM 293353 15:01:02.3 -33:50:23 7.5 0.60 127 PPM 293384 15:02:44.1 -33:10:41 9.6 0.27 127 459865 15:03:09.2 -33:26:10 15.0 127 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/02/17 04:10:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute