Event between (307251) 02KW14 and star GA0600:33902597 with event index number of 2754125
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/20 03:59:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:57:27.8 -28:17:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:59:00.7 -28:17:35
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 44.2 AU from the Sun
and 43.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1274 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4689 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.8 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 307251, (2029/05/20 03:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.8 -26:29:40 0.9 19.61 113 34Ups Sco 17:32:45.9 -37:18:58 2.7 10.60 125 Gam1Sgr 18:06:53.8 -29:34:33 4.7 2.10 134 PPM 267596 18:00:30.9 -28:45:34 6.6 0.54 132 307251 17:59:19.3 -28:17:35 15.7 133 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, (2029/05/20 03:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.61 113 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 10.60 125 Gam1Sgr 18:05:01.2 -29:34:48 4.7 2.10 134 PPM 267596 17:58:39.0 -28:45:33 6.6 0.54 132 307251 17:57:27.8 -28:17:31 15.7 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/26 21:35:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute