Event between (2060) Chiron and star GA0980:00102834 with event index number of 1389081
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/02/05 22:30:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:09:57.8 +08:21:25
Equinox of date position of star is 01:11:14.1 +08:29:10
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 57% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.6
Object is 18.6 AU from the Sun
and 19.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 37 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
693 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=434.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.7 sec chord
Diameter=177.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 2060, (2025/02/05 22:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:14:31.9 +15:19:23 2.8 15.46 46 71Eps Psc 01:04:15.0 +08:01:29 4.3 1.80 38 PPM 144276 01:08:12.6 +08:47:09 8.5 0.81 37 PPM 144313 01:10:29.8 +08:25:46 10.0 0.20 36 2060 01:11:16.5 +08:29:25 16.4 36 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 2060, (2025/02/05 22:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 15.46 46 71Eps Psc 01:02:56.5 +07:53:25 4.3 1.80 38 PPM 144276 01:06:53.9 +08:39:08 8.5 0.81 37 PPM 144313 01:09:11.1 +08:17:47 10.0 0.20 36 2060 01:09:57.8 +08:21:25 16.4 36 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:30:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute