Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:27926485 with event index number of 2724484
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/08 20:46:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:06:22.7 -23:21:48
Equinox of date position of star is 18:07:51.0 -23:21:33
Stellar brightness G=0.0,
use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 6 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 34% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun
and 31.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 720 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1756 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.2 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469506, (2029/03/08 20:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.1 -26:29:39 0.9 22.17 28 Nunki 18:57:04.4 -26:15:28 2.0 11.47 6 PPM 267709 18:03:40.5 -22:46:43 5.8 1.18 7 PPM 267905 18:09:31.8 -23:05:57 8.2 0.41 6 PPM 267838 18:07:33.5 -23:30:52 9.4 0.21 6 469506 18:08:09.3 -23:21:30 0.0 5 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, (2029/03/08 20:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.17 28 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 11.47 6 PPM 267709 18:01:54.4 -22:46:50 5.8 1.18 7 PPM 267905 18:07:45.4 -23:06:19 8.2 0.41 6 PPM 267838 18:05:46.8 -23:31:09 9.4 0.21 6 469506 18:06:22.7 -23:21:48 0.0 6 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:05:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute