Event between (535988) 15BU518 and star GA0740:05386465 with event index number of 2559603
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/29 18:07:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:12:02.2 -15:19:43
Equinox of date position of star is 15:13:18.5 -15:24:47
Stellar brightness G=15.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 69% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 33.1 AU from the Sun
and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 105 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1765 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=190.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=77.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 535988, (2024/04/29 18:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.2 -26:29:02 0.9 21.17 38 27Bet Lib 15:18:19.2 -09:28:16 2.6 6.07 60 21Nu Lib 15:07:59.3 -16:20:59 5.2 1.60 60 PPM 229899 15:13:48.1 -15:48:18 7.6 0.40 58 PPM 229880 15:13:09.7 -15:19:19 8.9 0.11 59 535988 15:13:23.7 -15:25:08 15.1 58 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 535988, (2024/04/29 18:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 21.17 38 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 6.07 60 21Nu Lib 15:06:37.6 -16:15:25 5.2 1.60 60 PPM 229899 15:12:26.4 -15:42:54 7.6 0.40 58 PPM 229880 15:11:48.3 -15:13:53 8.9 0.11 59 535988 15:12:02.2 -15:19:43 15.1 59 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/11 04:28:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute