Event between (84719) 02VR128 and star GA1200:00756477 with event index number of 2404732
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/22 22:09:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:05:40.3 +30:52:36
Equinox of date position of star is 04:07:11.1 +30:56:25
Stellar brightness G=14.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 50% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4
Object is 41.4 AU from the Sun
and 40.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 82 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1608 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.2
Diameter=532.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.5 sec chord
Diameter=217.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 84719, (2024/12/22 22:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:21.4 +16:33:27 0.8 15.94 112 44Zet Per 03:55:42.5 +31:57:21 2.8 2.66 118 PPM 069071 04:06:18.6 +32:38:15 6.5 1.71 115 PPM 069034 04:03:58.6 +31:23:51 8.5 0.83 116 PPM 069069 04:06:12.9 +30:57:03 9.6 0.22 116 84719 04:07:14.7 +30:56:34 14.8 115 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 84719, (2024/12/22 22:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 15.94 112 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 2.66 118 PPM 069071 04:04:43.1 +32:34:16 6.5 1.71 115 PPM 069034 04:02:24.0 +31:19:46 8.5 0.83 116 PPM 069069 04:04:38.5 +30:53:03 9.6 0.22 116 84719 04:05:40.3 +30:52:36 14.8 116 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/08 05:11:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute