Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1160:02549314 with event index number of 1388100
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/04 21:06:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:48:20.2 +26:29:03
Equinox of date position of star is 06:49:51.3 +26:27:18
Stellar brightness G=14.3,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun
and 31.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 4.8
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 1610 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2440 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 42.2 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2024/10/04 21:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:49.8 +27:57:52 1.1 12.75 102 Alhena 06:39:08.5 +16:22:34 1.9 10.38 115 37 Gem 06:56:49.9 +25:20:33 6.3 1.92 112 PPM 096583 06:50:43.0 +27:09:37 6.6 0.73 114 PPM 096573 06:50:20.5 +26:16:00 10.0 0.22 114 15875 06:49:52.5 +26:27:17 14.3 114 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, (2024/10/04 21:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 12.75 102 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 10.38 115 37 Gem 06:55:18.6 +25:22:33 6.3 1.92 112 PPM 096583 06:49:10.3 +27:11:25 6.6 0.73 114 PPM 096573 06:48:48.4 +26:17:46 10.0 0.22 114 15875 06:48:20.2 +26:29:03 14.3 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 02:45:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute