Event between 98WX24 and star GA1120:01107093 with event index number of 1222195
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/18 21:23:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:19:57.2 +23:27:18
Equinox of date position of star is 05:21:21.0 +23:28:36
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4
Object is 44.9 AU from the Sun
and 45.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 899 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1985 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=281.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.4 sec chord
Diameter=115.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 98WX24, (2023/03/18 21:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:15.3 +16:33:15 0.8 12.45 110 Alnath 05:27:45.7 +28:37:30 1.6 5.34 124 109 Tau 05:20:40.4 +22:07:06 4.9 1.37 121 PPM 094241 05:18:56.7 +24:01:58 7.9 0.78 121 PPM 094266 05:20:58.1 +23:26:49 10.4 0.10 122 98WX24 05:21:21.9 +23:28:37 16.3 122 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 98WX24, (2023/03/18 21:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 12.45 110 Alnath 05:26:17.5 +28:36:23 1.6 5.34 124 109 Tau 05:19:16.6 +22:05:46 4.9 1.37 121 PPM 094241 05:17:31.7 +24:00:34 7.9 0.78 121 PPM 094266 05:19:33.4 +23:25:29 10.4 0.10 122 98WX24 05:19:57.2 +23:27:18 16.3 122 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/24 03:42:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute