Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0620:07867343 with event index number of 2281978
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/19 09:32:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:04:12.8 -27:25:17
Equinox of date position of star is 16:05:42.8 -27:29:13
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8
Object is 9.5 AU from the Sun
and 9.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
11.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 23 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
365 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 459865, (2024/09/19 09:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:55.6 -26:29:05 0.9 5.70 125 7Del Sco 16:01:48.0 -22:41:24 2.3 4.88 133 PPM 265162 16:09:38.3 -26:23:27 4.8 1.40 130 PPM 265056 16:04:46.7 -26:47:06 7.2 0.73 131 PPM 265074 16:05:54.3 -27:22:45 9.7 0.11 131 459865 16:05:43.9 -27:29:15 16.8 130 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 459865, (2024/09/19 09:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 5.70 125 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:19 2.3 4.88 133 PPM 265162 16:08:07.8 -26:19:36 4.8 1.40 130 PPM 265056 16:03:16.2 -26:43:06 7.2 0.73 131 PPM 265074 16:04:23.3 -27:18:47 9.7 0.11 131 459865 16:04:12.8 -27:25:17 16.8 131 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:50:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute