Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1400:04211052 with event index number of 2655176
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/24 21:58:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:33:05.2 +50:59:01
Equinox of date position of star is 08:34:50.0 +50:54:01
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 26 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=17.8
Object is 8.8 AU from the Sun
and 7.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 41.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
25.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 8 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
328 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 468861, (2024/01/24 21:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.2 +27:57:58 1.1 24.67 3 Merak 11:03:16.7 +56:15:10 2.4 22.38 45 PPM 031648 08:25:37.1 +53:08:24 5.6 2.65 28 PPM 031733 08:33:39.6 +50:31:55 7.9 0.41 26 PPM 031747 08:35:19.1 +50:55:52 9.8 0.08 26 468861 08:34:50.2 +50:54:00 16.6 26 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 468861, (2024/01/24 21:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 24.67 3 Merak 11:01:50.7 +56:22:57 2.4 22.38 45 PPM 031648 08:23:48.4 +53:13:09 5.6 2.65 28 PPM 031733 08:31:54.8 +50:36:53 7.9 0.41 26 PPM 031747 08:33:34.1 +51:00:53 9.8 0.08 26 468861 08:33:05.2 +50:59:01 16.6 26 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/08 05:06:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute