Event between (506439) 00YB2 and star GA1100:01651134 with event index number of 2258172
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/16 17:29:19 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:59:52.3 +20:43:35
Equinox of date position of star is 06:01:18.6 +20:43:34
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 32 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1
Object is 39.1 AU from the Sun
and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 865 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2524 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.9 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 506439, (2024/02/16 17:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:28.7 +07:24:34 0.4 13.37 35 Alhena 06:39:06.3 +16:22:36 1.9 9.95 42 62Chi2Ori 06:05:21.2 +20:08:09 4.5 1.12 33 PPM 095175 06:00:12.7 +21:13:47 8.2 0.57 31 PPM 095174 06:00:09.7 +20:44:46 9.2 0.27 31 506439 06:01:18.7 +20:43:34 13.2 32 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 506439, (2024/02/16 17:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 13.37 35 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.95 42 62Chi2Ori 06:03:55.2 +20:08:18 4.5 1.12 33 PPM 095175 05:58:46.0 +21:13:46 8.2 0.57 31 PPM 095174 05:58:43.2 +20:44:45 9.2 0.27 31 506439 05:59:52.3 +20:43:35 13.2 32 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:17:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute