Event between (208996) 03AZ84 and star GA0960:03435070 with event index number of 2177564
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/06 06:32:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:45:53.1 +06:00:01
Equinox of date position of star is 08:47:10.4 +05:54:38
Stellar brightness G=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.4
Object is 43.8 AU from the Sun
and 44.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 101 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1774 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.8
Diameter=1061.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 56.0 sec chord
Diameter=433.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 22.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 208996, (2024/10/06 06:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:41.4 +11:50:43 1.3 21.21 82 Alphard 09:28:48.3 -08:46:02 2.0 17.97 83 13Rho Hya 08:49:44.6 +05:44:41 4.3 0.65 98 10 Hya 08:46:19.9 +05:35:22 7.0 0.39 98 PPM 154944 08:46:52.7 +06:05:39 9.0 0.20 98 208996 08:47:11.8 +05:54:32 13.5 98 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 208996, (2024/10/06 06:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 21.21 82 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 17.97 83 13Rho Hya 08:48:26.0 +05:50:15 4.3 0.65 98 10 Hya 08:45:01.3 +05:40:50 7.0 0.39 98 PPM 154944 08:45:33.9 +06:11:09 9.0 0.20 98 208996 08:45:53.1 +06:00:01 13.5 98 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:21:04 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute