Event between (578997) 14JR92 and star GA0860:08351027 with event index number of 2760951
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/04 22:02:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:35:11.3 -03:01:16
Equinox of date position of star is 18:36:21.0 -03:00:07
Stellar brightness G=0.0,
use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 34 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 55% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5
TNO is 35.3 AU from the Sun
and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 565 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4446 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=157.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=64.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 578997, (2029/05/04 22:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.7 -26:29:40 0.9 38.15 60 60Bet Oph 17:44:55.4 +04:33:25 2.8 14.98 49 60 Ser 18:31:12.6 -01:57:50 5.4 1.72 35 PPM 201976 18:39:56.2 -03:09:57 6.9 0.82 33 PPM 201876 18:36:18.8 -02:54:07 9.2 0.14 34 578997 18:36:43.6 -02:59:44 0.0 33 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 578997, (2029/05/04 22:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 38.15 60 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 14.98 49 60 Ser 18:29:41.0 -01:59:08 5.4 1.72 35 PPM 201976 18:38:23.8 -03:11:37 6.9 0.82 33 PPM 201876 18:34:46.6 -02:55:38 9.2 0.14 34 578997 18:35:11.3 -03:01:16 0.0 34 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/27 03:38:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute