Event between (447178) 05RO43 and star GA0760:02387062 with event index number of 2290410
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/13 23:47:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:20:53.7 -12:20:29
Equinox of date position of star is 07:22:01.8 -12:23:18
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.5
Object is 15.7 AU from the Sun
and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 27.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.4 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
642 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 447178, (2025/05/13 23:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:46:16.1 -16:45:05 -1.5 9.70 124 25Del CMa 07:09:25.4 -26:26:06 1.9 14.36 113 PPM 218618 07:26:18.3 -13:48:13 5.8 1.75 120 PPM 218566 07:24:10.9 -12:34:52 8.5 0.55 121 PPM 218526 07:22:20.0 -12:20:10 8.9 0.08 121 447178 07:22:04.8 -12:23:26 15.0 121 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, (2025/05/13 23:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Sirius 06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5 9.70 124 25Del CMa 07:08:23.5 -26:23:35 1.9 14.36 113 PPM 218618 07:25:08.0 -13:45:07 5.8 1.75 120 PPM 218566 07:22:59.9 -12:31:50 8.5 0.55 121 PPM 218526 07:21:08.9 -12:17:12 8.9 0.08 121 447178 07:20:53.7 -12:20:29 15.0 121 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:39:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute