Event between (482824) 13XC26 and star GA1240:03343517 with event index number of 2317602
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/13 18:42:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:20:56.3 +35:37:08
Equinox of date position of star is 09:22:26.3 +35:30:51
Stellar brightness G=13.4,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 24 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1
Object is 36.0 AU from the Sun
and 35.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 63 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1322 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=731.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.8 sec chord
Diameter=298.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 482824, (2025/01/13 18:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:50.8 +27:57:49 1.1 21.62 2 40Alp Lyn 09:22:34.5 +34:17:07 3.1 1.23 24 PPM 074428 09:22:43.3 +34:50:24 7.7 0.67 24 PPM 074441 09:23:45.8 +35:28:10 8.6 0.27 24 PPM 074418 09:21:47.0 +35:31:24 10.1 0.14 24 482824 09:22:28.5 +35:30:42 13.4 24 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 482824, (2025/01/13 18:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 21.62 2 40Alp Lyn 09:21:02.9 +34:23:34 3.1 1.23 24 PPM 074428 09:21:11.5 +34:56:51 7.7 0.67 24 PPM 074441 09:22:13.7 +35:34:39 8.6 0.27 24 PPM 074418 09:20:14.7 +35:37:50 10.1 0.14 24 482824 09:20:56.3 +35:37:08 13.4 24 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:42:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute