Event between (120216) 04EW95 and star GA0420:20782489 with event index number of 2816129
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/08/10 07:25:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:51:38.7 -47:25:34
Equinox of date position of star is 16:53:23.8 -47:27:51
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 112 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2
Object is 28.0 AU from the Sun
and 27.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 277 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4005 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.0 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 120216, (2029/08/10 07:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:13.7 -26:29:42 0.9 21.45 108 The Sco 17:39:27.0 -43:00:48 1.9 9.17 121 PPM 322511 17:02:41.5 -48:41:23 6.0 1.91 113 PPM 322311 16:55:15.9 -47:17:14 7.8 0.30 112 PPM 322251 16:52:25.8 -47:33:06 9.2 0.25 112 120216 16:53:51.0 -47:28:26 16.0 112 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 120216, (2029/08/10 07:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 21.45 108 The Sco 17:37:19.2 -42:59:52 1.9 9.17 121 PPM 322511 17:00:26.9 -48:38:53 6.0 1.91 113 PPM 322311 16:53:03.8 -47:14:25 7.8 0.30 112 PPM 322251 16:50:13.5 -47:30:11 9.2 0.25 112 120216 16:51:38.7 -47:25:34 16.0 112 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/08 02:41:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute