Event between (536920) 15FM345 and star GA0840:04668477 with event index number of 2389118
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/13 18:18:39 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:33:45.6 -04:54:23
Equinox of date position of star is 15:34:57.8 -04:58:54
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 16% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 42.3 AU from the Sun
and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 298 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2460 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=331.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.5 sec chord
Diameter=135.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 536920, (2024/03/13 18:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.7 -26:29:01 0.9 25.30 151 27Bet Lib 15:18:18.8 -09:28:14 2.6 6.11 166 PPM 198488 15:22:24.5 -05:54:39 5.4 3.28 163 PPM 198718 15:35:32.1 -04:26:23 8.4 0.56 160 PPM 198700 15:34:35.6 -04:56:29 8.7 0.12 160 536920 15:35:02.3 -04:59:11 16.0 160 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 536920, (2024/03/13 18:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.30 151 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 6.11 166 PPM 198488 15:21:07.5 -05:49:30 5.4 3.28 163 PPM 198718 15:34:15.7 -04:21:36 8.4 0.56 160 PPM 198700 15:33:19.0 -04:51:40 8.7 0.12 160 536920 15:33:45.6 -04:54:23 16.0 160 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/11 04:16:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute