Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0600:31301659 with event index number of 1297998
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/24 11:39:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:02:16.9 -29:32:51
Equinox of date position of star is 18:03:49.3 -29:32:44
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5
Object is 15.5 AU from the Sun
and 15.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 93 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
689 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2024/02/24 11:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.5 -26:29:01 0.9 20.70 95 34Ups Sco 17:32:24.5 -37:18:46 2.7 10.15 109 Gam1Sgr 18:06:33.8 -29:34:36 4.7 0.60 116 PPM 267733 18:04:16.0 -29:32:04 8.5 0.10 116 469442 18:03:49.5 -29:32:44 16.5 116 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 469442, (2024/02/24 11:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.70 95 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 10.15 109 Gam1Sgr 18:05:01.2 -29:34:48 4.7 0.60 116 PPM 267733 18:02:43.4 -29:32:11 8.5 0.10 116 469442 18:02:16.9 -29:32:51 16.5 116 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:17:45 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute