Event between (553893) 12BW154 and star GA0960:03771981 with event index number of 2661377
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/01/13 01:33:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:01:32.2 +07:58:40
Equinox of date position of star is 12:02:47.0 +07:50:32
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 41.4 AU from the Sun
and 41.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 333 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2839 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 52.5 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 21.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 553893, (2029/01/13 01:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:55.0 +11:49:27 1.3 28.13 123 Denebola 11:50:32.6 +14:24:36 2.1 7.27 102 9Omi Vir 12:06:41.3 +08:34:18 4.1 1.18 96 PPM 158370 11:59:17.8 +08:49:41 8.1 1.37 97 PPM 158419 12:02:30.9 +07:45:12 9.0 0.14 96 553893 12:03:01.4 +07:48:58 16.2 96 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 553893, (2029/01/13 01:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 28.13 123 Denebola 11:49:02.8 +14:34:17 2.1 7.27 102 9Omi Vir 12:05:12.2 +08:44:00 4.1 1.18 96 PPM 158370 11:57:48.5 +08:59:23 8.1 1.37 97 PPM 158419 12:01:01.6 +07:54:54 9.0 0.14 96 553893 12:01:32.2 +07:58:40 16.2 96 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:42:23 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute