Event between (470309) 07JK43 and star GA1020:06015492 with event index number of 2228893
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/26 17:59:49 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:27:36.5 +13:35:11
Equinox of date position of star is 18:28:43.9 +13:36:11
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 66% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6
Object is 26.1 AU from the Sun
and 25.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 56 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1044 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=209.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.0 sec chord
Diameter=85.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 470309, (2024/07/26 18:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:46.2 +38:48:27 0.0 25.28 90 Rasalhague 17:36:04.5 +12:32:39 2.1 12.87 109 PPM 134713 18:27:02.1 +14:58:55 6.2 1.44 96 PPM 134795 18:30:35.1 +13:52:21 7.4 0.52 95 PPM 134772 18:29:40.4 +13:38:26 9.7 0.23 96 470309 18:28:44.2 +13:36:11 15.4 96 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 470309, (2024/07/26 18:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 25.28 90 Rasalhague 17:34:56.3 +12:33:31 2.1 12.87 109 PPM 134713 18:25:55.2 +14:57:58 6.2 1.44 96 PPM 134795 18:29:27.6 +13:51:17 7.4 0.52 95 PPM 134772 18:28:32.7 +13:37:23 9.7 0.23 96 470309 18:27:36.5 +13:35:11 15.4 96 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:49:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute