Event between (612218) 01KD77 and star GA0680:40635759 with event index number of 2810833
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/12 15:00:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:23:01.4 -20:54:22
Equinox of date position of star is 19:24:20.7 -20:51:42
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 38% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2
TNO is 37.0 AU from the Sun
and 36.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 994 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4088 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=455.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.8 sec chord
Diameter=185.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 612218, (2024/07/12 15:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:54.9 -26:29:03 0.9 39.95 64 Nunki 18:56:47.1 -26:15:50 2.0 8.33 96 50 Sgr 19:27:46.8 -21:43:34 5.6 1.16 104 PPM 269702 19:24:07.3 -20:35:42 7.0 0.27 103 PPM 269709 19:24:26.1 -20:44:12 9.5 0.12 103 612218 19:24:28.5 -20:51:26 16.9 103 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 612218, (2024/07/12 15:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 39.95 64 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 8.33 96 50 Sgr 19:26:19.2 -21:46:36 5.6 1.16 104 PPM 269702 19:22:40.3 -20:38:37 7.0 0.27 103 PPM 269709 19:22:59.0 -20:47:07 9.5 0.12 103 612218 19:23:01.4 -20:54:22 16.9 103 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 23:38:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute