Event between (579246) 14OX415 and star GA0780:12132544 with event index number of 2783884
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/06/01 00:08:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:27:18.7 -11:32:09
Equinox of date position of star is 18:28:32.9 -11:31:15
Stellar brightness G=13.4,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 30 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 28.8 AU from the Sun
and 27.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 633 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3562 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=162.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Diameter=66.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 579246, (2029/06/01 00:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:13.0 -26:29:40 0.9 31.48 56 Nunki 18:57:05.2 -26:15:26 2.0 16.16 24 PPM 234462 18:24:50.9 -11:59:52 6.3 1.11 31 PPM 234485 18:25:50.7 -12:11:46 8.4 1.02 30 PPM 234564 18:29:28.3 -11:42:42 9.7 0.23 30 579246 18:28:57.1 -11:30:57 13.4 29 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 579246, (2029/06/01 00:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 31.48 56 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 16.16 24 PPM 234462 18:23:12.2 -12:00:54 6.3 1.11 31 PPM 234485 18:24:11.8 -12:12:50 8.4 1.02 30 PPM 234564 18:27:49.8 -11:43:56 9.7 0.23 30 579246 18:27:18.7 -11:32:09 13.4 30 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/06 01:56:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute