Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0580:09188138 with event index number of 2281804
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/09 05:06:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:17:15.0 -31:03:43
Equinox of date position of star is 16:18:46.5 -31:07:11
Stellar brightness G=12.6,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 61 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.6
Object is 9.1 AU from the Sun
and 9.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
10.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 27 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
367 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 459865, (2024/02/09 05:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.4 -26:29:00 0.9 5.34 59 23Tau Sco 16:37:23.3 -28:15:50 2.8 4.95 58 PPM 294827 16:15:55.3 -33:04:14 5.9 2.04 61 PPM 294826 16:15:43.8 -31:43:29 6.8 0.89 62 PPM 294859 16:18:16.5 -30:56:30 8.8 0.21 61 459865 16:18:46.7 -31:07:11 12.6 61 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, (2024/02/09 05:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 5.34 59 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 4.95 58 PPM 294827 16:14:22.3 -33:00:40 5.9 2.04 61 PPM 294826 16:14:11.8 -31:39:55 6.8 0.89 62 PPM 294859 16:16:45.0 -30:53:01 8.8 0.21 61 459865 16:17:15.0 -31:03:43 12.6 61 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/29 04:19:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute