Event between (578832) 14GP53 and star GA0720:16609532 with event index number of 2783060
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/17 19:06:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:47:31.3 -17:38:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:48:49.0 -17:38:52
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 112 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 32% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 23.8 AU from the Sun
and 22.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 347 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2409 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=98.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=40.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 578832, (2029/06/17 19:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:13.1 -26:29:41 0.9 20.09 94 35Eta Oph 17:12:04.2 -15:45:33 2.6 9.10 103 PPM 233754 17:57:39.0 -18:48:16 6.5 2.31 113 PPM 233593 17:49:10.6 -18:06:55 7.7 0.47 112 PPM 233584 17:48:29.4 -17:54:01 8.9 0.31 111 578832 17:49:14.4 -17:38:59 15.2 112 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, (2029/06/17 19:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.09 94 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.10 103 PPM 233754 17:55:55.0 -18:48:08 6.5 2.31 113 PPM 233593 17:47:27.1 -18:06:25 7.7 0.47 112 PPM 233584 17:46:46.2 -17:53:30 8.9 0.31 111 578832 17:47:31.3 -17:38:29 15.2 112 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/07 02:51:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute