Event between (524179) 01FQ185 and star GA0740:05403094 with event index number of 1591678
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/11 16:17:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:15:09.5 -14:45:22
Equinox of date position of star is 15:16:29.1 -14:50:36
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 64 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8
Object is 37.4 AU from the Sun
and 37.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 259 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2512 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 524179, (2024/01/11 16:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.1 -26:29:00 0.9 20.89 43 27Bet Lib 15:18:18.2 -09:28:12 2.6 5.39 65 21Nu Lib 15:07:58.3 -16:20:55 5.2 2.54 65 PPM 229981 15:17:05.5 -14:46:51 8.5 0.16 63 524179 15:16:29.7 -14:50:38 13.2 63 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 524179, (2024/01/11 16:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.89 43 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 5.39 65 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 2.54 65 PPM 229981 15:15:45.2 -14:41:35 8.5 0.16 63 524179 15:15:09.5 -14:45:22 13.2 63 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/06 05:18:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute