Event between (55636) 02TX300 and star GA1280:00455132 with event index number of 1395647
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/06 01:31:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:57:52.2 +39:36:48
Equinox of date position of star is 01:59:19.8 +39:43:49
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.9
Object is 43.3 AU from the Sun
and 42.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 75 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1594 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1169.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 52.5 sec chord
Diameter=477.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 21.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 55636, (2024/10/06 01:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:20.7 +16:33:26 0.8 41.32 157 57Gam1And 02:05:25.8 +42:26:51 2.3 2.94 155 59 And 02:12:23.7 +39:09:19 6.0 2.58 159 PPM 066742 01:56:11.9 +40:04:12 7.8 0.69 156 PPM 066829 01:59:55.7 +39:49:32 9.7 0.14 157 55636 01:59:21.9 +39:43:59 15.4 157 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 55636, (2024/10/06 01:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 41.32 157 57Gam1And 02:03:54.0 +42:19:46 2.3 2.94 155 59 And 02:10:52.9 +39:02:22 6.0 2.58 159 PPM 066742 01:54:42.4 +39:56:57 7.8 0.69 156 PPM 066829 01:58:25.9 +39:42:21 9.7 0.14 157 55636 01:57:52.2 +39:36:48 15.4 157 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:58:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute