Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:27850030 with event index number of 2724466
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/27 02:04:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:05:40.5 -23:21:48
Equinox of date position of star is 18:07:08.8 -23:21:35
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 135 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 96% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun
and 31.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 530 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1175 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.1 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469506, (2029/02/27 02:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.0 -26:29:39 0.9 22.01 113 Nunki 18:57:04.3 -26:15:28 2.0 11.62 146 PPM 267709 18:03:40.4 -22:46:43 5.8 1.04 134 PPM 267815 18:06:42.6 -23:41:39 8.4 0.38 135 PPM 267821 18:06:54.7 -23:16:17 9.8 0.15 135 469506 18:07:27.0 -23:21:32 15.2 135 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 469506, (2029/02/27 02:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.01 113 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 11.62 146 PPM 267709 18:01:54.4 -22:46:50 5.8 1.04 134 PPM 267815 18:04:55.9 -23:41:54 8.4 0.38 135 PPM 267821 18:05:08.2 -23:16:32 9.8 0.15 135 469506 18:05:40.5 -23:21:48 15.2 135 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:04:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute