Event between (554982) 13JV65 and star GA0640:08263389 with event index number of 2727858
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/16 22:29:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:36:08.3 -25:06:04
Equinox of date position of star is 16:37:29.4 -25:08:41
Stellar brightness G=12.8,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 41.3 AU from the Sun
and 41.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1343 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3490 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=323.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.2 sec chord
Diameter=132.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 554982, (2029/02/16 22:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:11.9 -26:29:38 0.9 2.02 118 23Tau Sco 16:37:42.1 -28:16:26 2.8 3.12 116 22 Sco 16:31:59.0 -25:10:36 4.5 1.34 118 PPM 265669 16:35:58.9 -25:03:37 8.1 0.45 117 PPM 265703 16:37:42.2 -25:13:29 8.8 0.08 116 554982 16:37:55.0 -25:09:31 12.8 116 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 554982, (2029/02/16 22:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 2.02 118 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 3.12 116 22 Sco 16:30:12.5 -25:06:55 4.5 1.34 118 PPM 265669 16:34:12.4 -25:00:05 8.1 0.45 117 PPM 265703 16:35:55.5 -25:10:01 8.8 0.08 116 554982 16:36:08.3 -25:06:04 12.8 116 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/25 01:20:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute