Event between (508338) 15SO20 and star GA1100:00300780 with event index number of 2245037
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/06 16:55:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:45:08.7 +21:22:58
Equinox of date position of star is 02:46:30.3 +21:28:56
Stellar brightness G=9.7,
use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 24% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 33.9 AU from the Sun
and 32.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 69 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1635 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=279.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=114.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 508338, (2024/11/06 16:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:21.0 +16:33:26 0.8 26.61 145 Hamal 02:08:34.8 +23:34:44 2.0 9.01 115 34Mu Ari 02:43:46.3 +20:06:58 5.7 1.52 121 PPM 091945 02:46:13.3 +21:43:05 8.1 0.24 122 PPM 091948 02:46:33.7 +21:29:12 9.8 0.00 122 508338 02:46:33.7 +21:29:11 9.7 122 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 508338, (2024/11/06 16:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 26.61 145 Hamal 02:07:10.7 +23:27:41 2.0 9.01 115 34Mu Ari 02:42:22.0 +20:00:41 5.7 1.52 121 PPM 091945 02:44:48.1 +21:36:51 8.1 0.24 122 PPM 091948 02:45:08.7 +21:22:58 9.8 0.00 122 508338 02:45:08.7 +21:22:58 9.7 122 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/09 05:23:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute