Event between (69990) 98WU31 and star GA1080:01967177 with event index number of 1341080
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/22 13:25:11 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:24:33.9 +19:07:12
Equinox of date position of star is 06:25:59.1 +19:06:19
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 101 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.0
Object is 36.5 AU from the Sun
and 37.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 471 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2174 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 69990, (2024/04/22 13:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:29.3 +07:24:34 0.4 13.72 107 Alhena 06:39:07.0 +16:22:35 1.9 4.15 98 18Nu Gem 06:30:24.4 +20:11:40 4.1 1.50 100 PPM 122473 06:27:35.7 +18:44:24 7.9 0.53 101 PPM 122451 06:27:03.5 +19:25:31 9.7 0.41 101 PPM 122376 06:24:34.9 +19:01:08 10.1 0.35 101 69990 06:25:59.8 +19:06:19 16.4 101 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 69990, (2024/04/22 13:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 13.72 107 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 4.15 98 18Nu Gem 06:28:57.8 +20:12:43 4.1 1.50 100 PPM 122473 06:26:10.0 +18:45:21 7.9 0.53 101 PPM 122451 06:25:37.4 +19:26:27 9.7 0.41 101 PPM 122376 06:23:09.0 +19:01:59 10.1 0.35 101 69990 06:24:33.9 +19:07:12 16.4 101 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/13 04:29:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute