Event between (560039) 15FP36 and star GA0940:04143582 with event index number of 2416995
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/12 01:38:09 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:48:37.2 +04:42:13
Equinox of date position of star is 15:49:49.3 +04:37:51
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 136 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8
Object is 26.7 AU from the Sun
and 26.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 90 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1578 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=197.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.9 sec chord
Diameter=80.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 560039, (2024/03/12 01:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Arcturus 14:16:46.1 +19:03:32 0.0 26.89 148 Unukalhai 15:45:27.7 +06:21:04 2.6 2.03 137 37Eps Ser 15:52:01.4 +04:24:23 3.7 0.59 136 PPM 161919 15:49:00.7 +04:13:31 8.1 0.45 136 PPM 161943 15:50:32.1 +04:58:23 9.2 0.39 136 PPM 161922 15:49:03.4 +04:52:47 11.2 0.31 136 560039 15:49:49.4 +04:37:51 16.7 136 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 560039, (2024/03/12 01:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Arcturus 14:15:38.0 +19:10:14 0.0 26.89 148 Unukalhai 15:44:16.3 +06:25:33 2.6 2.03 137 37Eps Ser 15:50:49.2 +04:28:41 3.7 0.59 136 PPM 161919 15:47:48.3 +04:17:54 8.1 0.45 136 PPM 161943 15:49:20.1 +05:02:44 9.2 0.39 136 PPM 161922 15:47:51.3 +04:57:10 11.2 0.31 136 560039 15:48:37.2 +04:42:13 16.7 136 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:24:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute