Event between (524366) 01XR254 and star GA1060:03165201 with event index number of 2318296
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/15 17:41:27 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:47:40.6 +16:52:09
Equinox of date position of star is 08:49:02.2 +16:46:45
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3
Object is 43.8 AU from the Sun
and 43.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.7
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 212 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1939 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=415.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.2 sec chord
Diameter=169.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 524366, (2024/12/15 17:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:50.5 +27:57:50 1.1 18.19 24 47Del Cnc 08:46:06.0 +18:03:40 3.9 1.47 40 PPM 125759 08:49:30.8 +17:18:05 8.3 0.54 41 PPM 125744 08:48:52.8 +16:53:30 8.9 0.13 41 524366 08:49:04.9 +16:46:34 15.9 41 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 524366, (2024/12/15 17:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 18.19 24 47Del Cnc 08:44:41.1 +18:09:11 3.9 1.47 40 PPM 125759 08:48:06.3 +17:23:41 8.3 0.54 41 PPM 125744 08:47:28.5 +16:59:05 8.9 0.13 41 524366 08:47:40.6 +16:52:09 15.9 41 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:29:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute