Event between (55638) 02VE95 and star GA0960:02346092 with event index number of 2249825
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/15 14:38:13 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:54:33.8 +06:02:59
Equinox of date position of star is 06:55:50.7 +06:01:05
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6
Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun
and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 110 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1132 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.2 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 55638, (2023/12/15 14:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:28.2 +07:24:34 0.4 14.81 144 Alhena 06:39:05.7 +16:22:36 1.9 11.14 158 PPM 151677 07:00:37.7 +07:16:56 6.1 1.73 156 PPM 151571 06:57:42.6 +05:58:16 7.6 0.47 155 PPM 151491 06:55:43.4 +06:06:35 9.4 0.10 154 55638 06:55:50.8 +06:01:04 16.7 154 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 55638, (2023/12/15 14:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 14.81 144 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 11.14 158 PPM 151677 06:59:20.1 +07:19:00 6.1 1.73 156 PPM 151571 06:56:25.7 +06:00:15 7.6 0.47 155 PPM 151491 06:54:26.4 +06:08:29 9.4 0.10 154 55638 06:54:33.8 +06:02:59 16.7 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/06 05:55:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute