Event between (447178) 05RO43 and star GA0760:02628740 with event index number of 2290172
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/12 18:03:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:28:01.1 -12:46:18
Equinox of date position of star is 07:29:09.0 -12:49:21
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
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 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.6
Object is 16.0 AU from the Sun
and 16.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 28.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 33 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
793 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 447178, (2024/09/12 18:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:46:14.3 -16:45:02 -1.5 11.09 135 25Del CMa 07:09:23.8 -26:26:02 1.9 14.38 125 PPM 218618 07:26:16.4 -13:48:08 5.8 1.21 136 PPM 218702 07:29:35.3 -13:00:30 8.3 0.21 137 447178 07:29:10.1 -12:49:24 15.8 137 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 447178, (2024/09/12 18:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5 11.09 135 25Del CMa 07:08:23.5 -26:23:35 1.9 14.38 125 PPM 218618 07:25:08.0 -13:45:07 5.8 1.21 136 PPM 218702 07:28:26.4 -12:57:22 8.3 0.21 137 447178 07:28:01.1 -12:46:18 15.8 137 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:37:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute