Event between (612141) 99XY143 and star GA1080:02761658 with event index number of 2806120
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/27 14:46:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:05:43.1 +18:49:07
Equinox of date position of star is 07:07:04.4 +18:46:54
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 43 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8
Object is 45.1 AU from the Sun
and 44.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 235 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2362 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=348.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.5 sec chord
Diameter=142.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 612141, (2024/01/27 14:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.2 +27:57:58 1.1 12.92 35 Alhena 06:39:06.1 +16:22:36 1.9 7.10 50 45 Gem 07:09:44.8 +15:53:24 6.4 2.96 42 PPM 123528 07:08:01.1 +19:04:13 8.1 0.36 43 PPM 123525 07:07:48.3 +18:50:36 9.0 0.17 43 612141 07:07:07.6 +18:46:49 16.6 43 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 612141, (2024/01/27 14:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 12.92 35 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 7.10 50 45 Gem 07:08:22.0 +15:55:48 6.4 2.96 42 PPM 123528 07:06:36.4 +19:06:33 8.1 0.36 43 PPM 123525 07:06:23.7 +18:52:55 9.0 0.17 43 612141 07:05:43.1 +18:49:07 16.6 43 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 03:50:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute