Event between (53311) Deucalion and star GA0700:05851321 with event index number of 1333829
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/18 21:19:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:36:05.1 -19:22:03
Equinox of date position of star is 15:37:28.4 -19:26:46
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 80% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9
Object is 42.4 AU from the Sun
and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 161 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2111 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 53311, (2024/05/18 21:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.4 -26:29:02 0.9 14.15 65 7Del Sco 16:01:46.8 -22:41:21 2.3 6.53 57 41 Lib 15:40:19.0 -19:22:49 5.3 0.67 52 PPM 230514 15:39:49.7 -19:59:31 7.1 0.77 52 PPM 230476 15:38:06.7 -19:15:23 9.4 0.24 51 53311 15:37:29.3 -19:26:49 14.5 51 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 53311, (2024/05/18 21:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 14.15 65 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 6.53 57 41 Lib 15:38:54.7 -19:18:08 5.3 0.67 52 PPM 230514 15:38:25.1 -19:54:50 7.1 0.77 52 PPM 230476 15:36:42.5 -19:10:38 9.4 0.24 51 53311 15:36:05.1 -19:22:03 14.5 51 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/13 04:30:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute