Event between (91205) 98US43 and star GA1040:01404870 with event index number of 1309235
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/05 00:23:18 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:00:22.4 +15:29:38
Equinox of date position of star is 06:01:41.7 +15:29:36
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.0
Object is 38.2 AU from the Sun
and 37.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 311 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1681 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 91205, (2024/01/05 00:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:28.3 +07:24:34 0.4 8.19 114 Alhena 06:39:05.9 +16:22:36 1.9 9.02 104 137 Tau 05:53:44.2 +14:10:33 5.5 2.34 115 PPM 121698 06:00:25.4 +15:18:54 8.2 0.37 114 PPM 121724 06:01:20.8 +15:36:35 9.4 0.15 113 91205 06:01:45.1 +15:29:36 16.2 113 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 91205, (2024/01/05 00:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 8.19 114 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.02 104 137 Tau 05:52:22.2 +14:10:18 5.5 2.34 115 PPM 121698 05:59:02.8 +15:18:53 8.2 0.37 114 PPM 121724 05:59:58.0 +15:36:37 9.4 0.15 113 91205 06:00:22.4 +15:29:38 16.2 113 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/12 04:52:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute