Event between (444745) 07JF43 and star GA0780:05930062 with event index number of 2409476
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/04/06 00:24:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:09:38.6 -11:19:35
Equinox of date position of star is 17:11:00.2 -11:21:20
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 137 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 60% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1
Object is 36.1 AU from the Sun
and 35.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 133 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1348 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=494.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 46.3 sec chord
Diameter=201.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 18.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 444745, (2025/04/06 00:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:57.6 -26:29:09 0.9 17.83 132 35Eta Oph 17:11:49.7 -15:45:16 2.6 4.40 139 PPM 232685 17:11:11.9 -10:33:15 5.6 0.80 136 PPM 232656 17:09:49.7 -12:03:52 7.9 0.77 137 PPM 232689 17:11:20.3 -11:32:59 9.4 0.21 137 444745 17:11:02.9 -11:21:24 15.9 137 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 444745, (2025/04/06 00:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.83 132 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 4.40 139 PPM 232685 17:09:48.0 -10:31:26 5.6 0.80 136 PPM 232656 17:08:25.0 -12:02:00 7.9 0.77 137 PPM 232689 17:09:55.8 -11:31:10 9.4 0.21 137 444745 17:09:38.6 -11:19:35 15.9 137 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:44:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute