Event between (463368) 12VU85 and star GA1020:02496923 with event index number of 2279167
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/26 15:24:13 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:59:38.7 +13:58:36
Equinox of date position of star is 07:01:01.7 +13:56:29
Stellar brightness G=8.8,
use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.8
Object is 22.1 AU from the Sun
and 21.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 427 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3205 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 463368, (2025/01/26 15:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:31.8 +07:24:35 0.4 17.14 159 Alhena 06:39:09.6 +16:22:33 1.9 5.82 166 38 Gem 06:56:03.4 +13:08:38 5.0 1.45 161 PPM 123359 07:00:53.6 +14:17:25 8.2 0.35 161 PPM 123370 07:01:32.8 +13:51:17 9.7 0.15 160 463368 07:01:03.8 +13:56:26 8.8 160 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, (2025/01/26 15:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 17.14 159 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 5.82 166 38 Gem 06:54:38.7 +13:10:38 5.0 1.45 161 PPM 123359 06:59:28.2 +14:19:35 8.2 0.35 161 PPM 123370 07:00:07.7 +13:53:29 9.7 0.15 160 463368 06:59:38.7 +13:58:36 8.8 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:42:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute