Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0720:04403094 with event index number of 2701823
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/21 03:38:39 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:45:52.0 -17:12:27
Equinox of date position of star is 09:47:01.2 -17:19:14
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 99 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 45% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 16.4 AU from the Sun
and 15.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 59 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
933 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 281371, (2029/02/21 03:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:55.4 +11:49:25 1.3 29.70 92 Alphard 09:29:01.2 -08:47:11 2.0 9.64 91 PPM 222129 09:53:23.0 -16:40:23 6.2 1.61 100 PPM 222006 09:48:37.0 -17:20:31 6.8 0.33 99 PPM 221989 09:47:41.2 -17:12:52 9.6 0.17 99 281371 09:47:15.0 -17:20:35 16.0 99 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 281371, (2029/02/21 03:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 29.70 92 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 9.64 91 PPM 222129 09:51:59.5 -16:32:07 6.2 1.61 100 PPM 222006 09:47:14.0 -17:12:21 6.8 0.33 99 PPM 221989 09:46:18.1 -17:04:44 9.6 0.17 99 281371 09:45:52.0 -17:12:27 16.0 99 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/24 02:57:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute