Event between (612533) 02XV93 and star GA1260:03128539 with event index number of 2814496
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/07 14:47:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:57:57.4 +36:21:40
Equinox of date position of star is 06:59:30.9 +36:19:42
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7
Object is 38.0 AU from the Sun
and 37.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.3
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 125 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1358 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=633.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.1 sec chord
Diameter=258.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 612533, (2024/01/07 14:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.0 +27:57:58 1.1 13.01 123 62 Aur 07:00:40.9 +38:01:01 6.0 1.70 134 PPM 072284 06:59:57.4 +36:50:34 8.5 0.52 134 PPM 072297 07:00:48.3 +36:44:47 9.4 0.49 134 PPM 072267 06:58:56.4 +36:25:04 11.0 0.16 134 612533 06:59:34.1 +36:19:38 15.0 134 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 612533, (2024/01/07 14:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 13.01 123 62 Aur 06:59:02.8 +38:03:06 6.0 1.70 134 PPM 072284 06:58:20.2 +36:52:37 8.5 0.52 134 PPM 072297 06:59:11.3 +36:46:51 9.4 0.49 134 PPM 072267 06:57:19.6 +36:27:05 11.0 0.16 134 612533 06:57:57.4 +36:21:40 15.0 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/27 03:11:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute