Event between (599752) 10VQ11 and star GA0980:01018389 with event index number of 2728045
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/21 15:59:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:43:58.6 +09:45:38
Equinox of date position of star is 05:45:17.8 +09:46:10
Stellar brightness G=12.2,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 63 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 71% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 41.1 AU from the Sun
and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 153 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1525 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=448.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.8 sec chord
Diameter=183.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 599752, (2023/12/21 15:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:28.2 +07:24:34 0.4 3.63 66 Bellatrix 05:26:25.1 +06:22:10 1.6 5.78 59 PPM 149523 05:51:21.9 +09:52:35 6.4 1.50 65 PPM 121326 05:44:56.8 +10:01:43 8.2 0.27 63 PPM 149375 05:45:04.8 +09:55:25 9.5 0.16 63 599752 05:45:17.9 +09:46:10 12.2 63 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 599752, (2023/12/21 15:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 3.63 66 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 5.78 59 PPM 149523 05:50:02.7 +09:52:15 6.4 1.50 65 PPM 121326 05:43:37.5 +10:01:10 8.2 0.27 63 PPM 149375 05:43:45.5 +09:54:52 9.5 0.16 63 599752 05:43:58.6 +09:45:38 12.2 63 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/20 05:34:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute