Event between (60454) 00CH105 and star GA0840:04192287 with event index number of 1422011
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/13 17:24:32 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:45:09.4 -05:52:54
Equinox of date position of star is 12:46:18.5 -06:00:11
Stellar brightness G=11.8,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 42.1 AU from the Sun
and 41.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 497 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2906 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=271.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 48.8 sec chord
Diameter=110.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 60454, (2025/06/13 17:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:32.3 -11:17:36 1.0 11.21 87 25 Vir 12:38:06.1 -05:58:18 5.9 2.08 100 PPM 195845 12:48:52.5 -06:26:26 6.7 0.73 97 PPM 195818 12:47:01.4 -05:47:33 9.7 0.27 98 60454 12:46:28.4 -06:01:13 11.8 97 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 60454, (2025/06/13 17:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 11.21 87 25 Vir 12:36:47.3 -05:49:55 5.9 2.08 100 PPM 195845 12:47:33.4 -06:18:07 6.7 0.73 97 PPM 195818 12:45:42.4 -05:39:13 9.7 0.27 98 60454 12:45:09.4 -05:52:54 11.8 98 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/08 04:10:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute