Event between (463368) 12VU85 and star GA1020:02547666 with event index number of 2279152
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/05 13:48:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:02:44.0 +13:55:10
Equinox of date position of star is 07:04:06.9 +13:52:56
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 34% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7
Object is 22.1 AU from the Sun
and 21.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 397 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3477 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 463368, (2025/01/05 13:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:50.7 +27:57:49 1.1 17.23 116 Alhena 06:39:09.4 +16:22:33 1.9 6.53 102 PPM 123373 07:01:44.0 +15:29:54 6.4 1.72 107 PPM 123430 07:04:03.1 +13:44:42 8.4 0.14 108 463368 07:04:08.9 +13:52:53 14.4 109 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, (2025/01/05 13:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 17.23 116 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 6.53 102 PPM 123373 07:00:18.1 +15:32:06 6.4 1.72 107 PPM 123430 07:02:38.3 +13:46:58 8.4 0.14 108 463368 07:02:44.0 +13:55:10 14.4 108 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:41:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute