Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1260:03009721 with event index number of 2655328
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/29 22:42:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:57:41.6 +36:32:18
Equinox of date position of star is 06:59:20.2 +36:30:15
Stellar brightness G=14.2,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=17.8
Object is 8.8 AU from the Sun
and 8.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 37.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
23.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 9 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
432 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 468861, (2025/01/29 22:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:51.0 +27:57:49 1.1 13.16 157 62 Aur 07:00:45.2 +38:00:56 6.0 1.54 145 PPM 072284 07:00:01.6 +36:50:29 8.5 0.36 145 PPM 072267 06:59:00.6 +36:24:59 11.0 0.11 145 468861 06:59:22.7 +36:30:12 14.2 145 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 468861, (2025/01/29 22:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 13.16 157 62 Aur 06:59:02.8 +38:03:06 6.0 1.54 145 PPM 072284 06:58:20.2 +36:52:37 8.5 0.36 145 PPM 072267 06:57:19.6 +36:27:05 11.0 0.11 145 468861 06:57:41.6 +36:32:18 14.2 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:42:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute