Event between (447178) 05RO43 and star GA0740:04479496 with event index number of 2720155
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/20 10:02:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:23:06.1 -15:33:35
Equinox of date position of star is 09:24:15.1 -15:39:53
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 93 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.9
Object is 14.1 AU from the Sun
and 13.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.2
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 112 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3119 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 447178, (2029/03/20 10:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:55.6 +11:49:24 1.3 29.72 93 Alphard 09:29:01.4 -08:47:12 2.0 6.99 91 PPM 221313 09:18:30.9 -14:41:52 5.8 1.75 91 PPM 221452 09:24:54.6 -15:55:40 7.9 0.26 93 PPM 221426 09:23:42.6 -15:36:02 9.2 0.20 93 447178 09:24:29.0 -15:41:09 15.6 93 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 447178, (2029/03/20 10:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 29.72 93 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 6.99 91 PPM 221313 09:17:07.7 -14:34:27 5.8 1.75 91 PPM 221452 09:23:31.7 -15:48:05 7.9 0.26 93 PPM 221426 09:22:19.7 -15:28:28 9.2 0.20 93 447178 09:23:06.1 -15:33:35 15.6 93 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:48:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute