Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0580:26498504 with event index number of 1298772
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/01 01:14:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:55:24.1 -30:20:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:56:58.4 -30:20:40
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 27% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.0
Object is 15.3 AU from the Sun
and 14.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
564 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2024/07/01 01:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.8 -26:29:03 0.9 19.28 148 34Ups Sco 17:32:25.9 -37:18:46 2.7 8.63 133 PPM 296839 17:50:46.0 -31:42:33 4.9 1.91 130 PPM 297028 17:58:00.5 -30:11:57 7.3 0.27 128 PPM 297005 17:57:08.2 -30:06:32 9.0 0.24 129 469442 17:56:58.6 -30:20:40 16.1 128 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, (2024/07/01 01:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.28 148 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 8.63 133 PPM 296839 17:49:10.5 -31:42:12 4.9 1.91 130 PPM 297028 17:56:26.2 -30:11:51 7.3 0.27 128 PPM 297005 17:55:33.9 -30:06:24 9.0 0.24 129 469442 17:55:24.1 -30:20:31 16.1 129 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:47:17 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute