Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1240:02864235 with event index number of 2655348
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/02/18 00:26:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:45:02.4 +35:32:52
Equinox of date position of star is 06:46:40.5 +35:31:15
Stellar brightness G=12.1,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 75% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.0
Object is 8.9 AU from the Sun
and 8.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 32.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
19.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 11 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
449 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 468861, (2025/02/18 00:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:51.2 +27:57:48 1.1 14.82 97 34Bet Aur 06:01:22.4 +44:56:50 1.9 12.77 119 34The Gem 06:54:26.6 +33:55:43 3.6 2.25 109 PPM 072003 06:45:27.1 +35:13:26 8.2 0.39 111 PPM 072038 06:47:02.9 +35:30:19 9.4 0.07 111 468861 06:46:43.2 +35:31:12 12.1 110 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, (2025/02/18 00:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 14.82 97 34Bet Aur 05:59:31.6 +44:56:51 1.9 12.77 119 34The Gem 06:52:47.3 +33:57:39 3.6 2.25 109 PPM 072003 06:43:46.5 +35:15:03 8.2 0.39 111 PPM 072038 06:45:22.1 +35:32:00 9.4 0.07 111 468861 06:45:02.4 +35:32:52 12.1 111 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:43:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute