Event between (612524) 02VD130 and star GA1160:02921393 with event index number of 2814187
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/10 20:59:05 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:19:13.1 +26:00:55
Equinox of date position of star is 07:20:38.6 +25:58:16
Stellar brightness G=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 133 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 32.7 AU from the Sun
and 31.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 222 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1460 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=206.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.6 sec chord
Diameter=84.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E+4:2II
Star training set for 612524, (2024/02/10 20:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.4 +27:57:58 1.1 6.15 139 57 Gem 07:24:56.6 +25:00:08 5.9 1.36 134 PPM 097353 07:20:23.7 +25:53:44 8.2 0.10 133 612524 07:20:42.0 +25:58:09 14.9 134 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 612524, (2024/02/10 20:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 6.15 139 57 Gem 07:23:28.4 +25:03:01 5.9 1.36 134 PPM 097353 07:18:54.9 +25:56:28 8.2 0.10 133 612524 07:19:13.1 +26:00:55 14.9 133 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 03:50:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute