Event between (500886) 13JN65 and star GA0700:06830124 with event index number of 2336276
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/02/09 17:20:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:45:58.3 -19:16:23
Equinox of date position of star is 16:47:24.3 -19:18:57
Stellar brightness G=10.6,
use SENSEUP=4 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.8
Object is 41.1 AU from the Sun
and 41.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 294 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3091 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 500886, (2025/02/09 17:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:57.1 -26:29:08 0.9 8.11 143 35Eta Oph 17:11:49.2 -15:45:15 2.6 6.81 149 PPM 232040 16:43:22.5 -19:58:14 5.8 1.16 144 PPM 232122 16:46:58.5 -19:10:52 6.6 0.18 145 500886 16:47:26.6 -19:19:01 10.6 145 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 500886, (2025/02/09 17:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 8.11 143 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 6.81 149 PPM 232040 16:41:53.8 -19:55:27 5.8 1.16 144 PPM 232122 16:45:30.2 -19:08:13 6.6 0.18 145 500886 16:45:58.3 -19:16:23 10.6 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/12 03:43:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute