Event between (307251) 02KW14 and star GA0600:34670908 with event index number of 2754006
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/04/27 06:38:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:58:49.5 -28:15:08
Equinox of date position of star is 18:00:22.4 -28:15:09
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 44.2 AU from the Sun
and 43.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2013 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4779 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.8 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 307251, (2029/04/27 06:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.6 -26:29:40 0.9 19.91 49 34Ups Sco 17:32:45.6 -37:18:58 2.7 10.79 63 Gam1Sgr 18:06:53.6 -29:34:33 4.7 1.90 70 PPM 267596 18:00:30.7 -28:45:34 6.6 0.51 69 PPM 267620 18:01:09.2 -27:57:36 8.7 0.31 69 307251 18:00:40.7 -28:15:09 16.5 69 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 307251, (2029/04/27 06:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.91 49 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 10.79 63 Gam1Sgr 18:05:01.2 -29:34:48 4.7 1.90 70 PPM 267596 17:58:39.0 -28:45:33 6.6 0.51 69 PPM 267620 17:59:18.3 -27:57:37 8.7 0.31 69 307251 17:58:49.5 -28:15:08 16.5 69 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/26 21:34:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute