Event between (470083) 06SG369 and star GA1040:00574002 with event index number of 2218604
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/18 19:55:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:44:54.0 +15:52:56
Equinox of date position of star is 04:46:17.1 +15:55:31
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 67% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0
Object is 32.3 AU from the Sun
and 32.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1594 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=178.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.9 sec chord
Diameter=72.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 470083, (2024/03/18 19:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:18.8 +16:33:22 0.8 2.24 40 Bellatrix 05:26:25.9 +06:22:11 1.6 13.71 35 92Sig2Tau 04:40:39.8 +15:57:50 4.7 1.35 39 PPM 120238 04:47:53.5 +15:30:50 8.5 0.56 38 PPM 120221 04:47:14.6 +15:58:22 9.8 0.23 38 PPM 120193 04:45:49.2 +16:06:05 10.4 0.21 38 470083 04:46:17.2 +15:55:31 16.1 38 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 470083, (2024/03/18 19:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 2.24 40 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 13.71 35 92Sig2Tau 04:39:16.6 +15:55:04 4.7 1.35 39 PPM 120238 04:46:30.5 +15:28:18 8.5 0.56 38 PPM 120221 04:45:51.3 +15:55:49 9.8 0.23 38 PPM 120193 04:44:25.9 +16:03:29 10.4 0.21 38 470083 04:44:54.0 +15:52:56 16.1 38 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:30:53 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute