Event between (444030) 04NT33 and star GA1120:16108797 with event index number of 2378327
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/05 20:57:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 22:15:06.6 +22:17:21
Equinox of date position of star is 22:16:15.1 +22:24:36
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5
Object is 39.9 AU from the Sun
and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 84 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1593 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.4
Diameter=698.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 45.5 sec chord
Diameter=285.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 18.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 444030, (2024/11/05 20:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:42:16.8 +45:22:13 1.3 29.90 81 Scheat 23:04:58.9 +28:13:04 2.4 12.43 90 28 Peg 22:11:40.8 +21:06:04 6.5 1.69 76 PPM 114253 22:18:21.0 +22:30:43 7.6 0.49 78 PPM 114205 22:16:00.0 +22:04:26 9.2 0.35 77 PPM 114202 22:15:57.3 +22:38:52 11.1 0.25 77 444030 22:16:17.0 +22:24:48 16.6 78 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 444030, (2024/11/05 20:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:41:25.9 +45:16:49 1.3 29.90 81 Scheat 23:03:46.8 +28:05:01 2.4 12.43 90 28 Peg 22:10:30.2 +20:58:41 6.5 1.69 76 PPM 114253 22:17:10.5 +22:23:14 7.6 0.49 78 PPM 114205 22:14:49.5 +21:56:59 9.2 0.35 77 PPM 114202 22:14:47.0 +22:31:25 11.1 0.25 77 444030 22:15:06.6 +22:17:21 16.6 77 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:03:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute