Event between (578832) 14GP53 and star GA0720:18629077 with event index number of 2729028
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/25 05:48:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:52:40.5 -17:45:55
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:58.1 -17:46:08
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 158 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 23.7 AU from the Sun
and 24.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 468 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2600 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=98.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=40.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 578832, (2029/02/25 05:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.0 -26:29:38 0.9 21.11 139 35Eta Oph 17:12:03.1 -15:45:32 2.6 10.33 147 PPM 233754 17:57:37.9 -18:48:16 6.5 1.29 159 PPM 233709 17:54:59.1 -17:29:16 8.4 0.32 158 PPM 233716 17:55:22.3 -17:42:56 9.5 0.24 158 578832 17:54:22.6 -17:46:12 15.5 158 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 578832, (2029/02/25 05:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 21.11 139 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 10.33 147 PPM 233754 17:55:55.0 -18:48:08 6.5 1.29 159 PPM 233709 17:53:17.1 -17:29:01 8.4 0.32 158 PPM 233716 17:53:40.2 -17:42:42 9.5 0.24 158 578832 17:52:40.5 -17:45:55 15.5 158 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/26 01:10:39 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute