Event between (463368) 12VU85 and star GA1040:02659023 with event index number of 2279111
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/17 02:43:13 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:08:18.6 +14:32:00
Equinox of date position of star is 07:09:41.8 +14:29:35
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 125 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0
Object is 22.2 AU from the Sun
and 22.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 507 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4425 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 463368, (2024/09/17 02:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:49.6 +27:57:52 1.1 15.99 133 Alhena 06:39:08.4 +16:22:34 1.9 7.60 118 45 Gem 07:09:47.0 +15:53:21 6.4 1.40 125 PPM 123505 07:06:58.8 +14:26:02 6.8 0.66 125 PPM 123602 07:10:21.8 +14:31:29 9.0 0.16 125 463368 07:09:42.8 +14:29:33 16.7 126 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 463368, (2024/09/17 02:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 15.99 133 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 7.60 118 45 Gem 07:08:22.0 +15:55:48 6.4 1.40 125 PPM 123505 07:05:34.7 +14:28:23 6.8 0.66 125 PPM 123602 07:08:57.6 +14:33:57 9.0 0.16 125 463368 07:08:18.6 +14:32:00 16.7 125 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:50:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute