Event between (47932) 00GN171 and star GA0560:36368223 with event index number of 2721089
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/27 22:27:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:07:44.5 -33:02:30
Equinox of date position of star is 18:09:21.1 -33:02:12
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4
Object is 30.6 AU from the Sun
and 31.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 553 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2285 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.2 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 47932, (2029/02/27 22:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.0 -26:29:39 0.9 22.28 101 Kap Sco 17:44:30.4 -39:02:31 2.4 7.86 116 PPM 297329 18:11:54.7 -32:42:46 6.5 0.57 122 PPM 297285 18:09:56.3 -32:53:14 8.1 0.16 122 47932 18:09:39.5 -33:02:08 16.1 122 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 47932, (2029/02/27 22:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.28 101 Kap Sco 17:42:29.3 -39:01:49 2.4 7.86 116 PPM 297329 18:10:00.0 -32:43:14 6.5 0.57 122 PPM 297285 18:08:01.5 -32:53:37 8.1 0.16 122 47932 18:07:44.5 -33:02:30 16.1 122 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/26 21:32:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute