Event between (578834) 14GF54 and star GA0600:07606406 with event index number of 2552493
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/20 22:00:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:35:38.3 -28:41:04
Equinox of date position of star is 15:37:04.2 -28:45:39
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 30 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 32.9 AU from the Sun
and 31.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.8
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 82 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1239 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=236.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=96.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 578834, (2024/05/20 21:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.4 -26:29:02 0.9 12.12 40 7Del Sco 16:01:46.8 -22:41:21 2.3 8.23 33 39Ups Lib 15:38:30.6 -28:12:50 3.6 0.63 30 PPM 264418 15:36:43.0 -28:33:17 8.5 0.23 29 PPM 264406 15:36:16.2 -28:46:38 9.3 0.19 30 578834 15:37:07.8 -28:45:50 16.6 30 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 578834, (2024/05/20 21:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.12 40 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:19 2.3 8.23 33 39Ups Lib 15:37:01.4 -28:08:06 3.6 0.63 30 PPM 264418 15:35:13.7 -28:28:29 8.5 0.23 29 PPM 264406 15:34:46.8 -28:41:50 9.3 0.19 30 578834 15:35:38.3 -28:41:04 16.6 30 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/28 03:42:04 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute