Event between (523746) 14UT114 and star GA1220:02971030 with event index number of 2323034
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/16 15:02:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:55:34.1 +32:42:48
Equinox of date position of star is 06:57:07.9 +32:40:51
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
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 33% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9
Object is 16.3 AU from the Sun
and 15.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.0
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 36 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
576 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523746, (2024/01/16 15:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.1 +27:57:58 1.1 11.70 107 34The Gem 06:54:22.3 +33:55:48 3.6 1.38 95 PPM 072222 06:55:47.8 +32:58:14 8.3 0.40 96 PPM 072231 06:56:29.4 +32:27:13 9.3 0.26 96 PPM 072230 06:56:19.5 +32:49:33 10.2 0.22 96 523746 06:57:08.0 +32:40:51 15.5 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 523746, (2024/01/16 15:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 11.70 107 34The Gem 06:52:47.3 +33:57:39 3.6 1.38 95 PPM 072222 06:54:13.6 +33:00:08 8.3 0.40 96 PPM 072231 06:54:55.6 +32:29:09 9.3 0.26 96 PPM 072230 06:54:45.4 +32:51:28 10.2 0.22 96 523746 06:55:34.1 +32:42:48 15.5 96 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/08 05:06:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute