Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1160:02534954 with event index number of 1388093
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/09 04:46:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:46:59.3 +26:28:24
Equinox of date position of star is 06:48:30.4 +26:26:42
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
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 30% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun
and 31.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 447 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2171 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2024/09/09 04:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:49.6 +27:57:52 1.1 13.04 121 Alhena 06:39:08.3 +16:22:34 1.9 10.30 133 37 Gem 06:56:49.7 +25:20:33 6.3 2.17 131 PPM 096583 06:50:42.7 +27:09:38 6.6 0.87 133 PPM 096535 06:48:42.8 +26:31:57 9.2 0.10 133 15875 06:48:31.3 +26:26:41 15.3 133 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 15875, (2024/09/09 04:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 13.04 121 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 10.30 133 37 Gem 06:55:18.6 +25:22:33 6.3 2.17 131 PPM 096583 06:49:10.3 +27:11:25 6.6 0.87 133 PPM 096535 06:47:10.7 +26:33:40 9.2 0.10 133 15875 06:46:59.3 +26:28:24 15.3 133 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 02:45:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute