Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0600:27808554 with event index number of 1385722
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/18 15:13:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:53:12.0 -29:51:56
Equinox of date position of star is 17:54:46.0 -29:52:08
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.4
Object is 15.2 AU from the Sun
and 15.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 79 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
637 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2024/10/18 15:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:55.9 -26:29:05 0.9 18.76 152 34Ups Sco 17:32:27.2 -37:18:47 2.7 8.77 137 PPM 296839 17:50:47.2 -31:42:33 4.9 2.03 134 PPM 296917 17:53:47.2 -30:09:21 8.4 0.36 134 PPM 296932 17:54:20.1 -30:05:43 9.0 0.25 134 469442 17:54:47.3 -29:52:09 16.8 133 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 469442, (2024/10/18 15:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.76 152 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 8.77 137 PPM 296839 17:49:10.5 -31:42:12 4.9 2.03 134 PPM 296917 17:52:11.7 -30:09:06 8.4 0.36 134 PPM 296932 17:52:44.6 -30:05:29 9.0 0.25 134 469442 17:53:12.0 -29:51:56 16.8 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:51:20 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute