Event between (60608) 00EE173 and star GA0640:07712352 with event index number of 2753206
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/12 00:42:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:06:12.8 -25:40:25
Equinox of date position of star is 16:07:41.9 -25:44:17
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3
Object is 30.4 AU from the Sun
and 29.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 244 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1724 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Diameter=49.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 60608, (2029/05/12 00:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.8 -26:29:40 0.9 5.26 145 7Del Sco 16:02:04.5 -22:42:10 2.3 3.33 152 PPM 265058 16:05:07.5 -25:56:41 4.2 0.67 151 PPM 265118 16:08:12.2 -25:00:50 8.5 0.74 150 PPM 265141 16:09:03.0 -25:49:23 9.8 0.25 150 PPM 265111 16:07:50.5 -25:46:20 10.2 0.04 150 60608 16:07:59.7 -25:45:03 16.9 150 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 60608, (2029/05/12 00:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 5.26 145 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:19 2.3 3.33 152 PPM 265058 16:03:20.5 -25:51:56 4.2 0.67 151 PPM 265118 16:06:25.8 -24:56:12 8.5 0.74 150 PPM 265141 16:07:15.9 -25:44:47 9.8 0.25 150 PPM 265111 16:06:03.6 -25:41:41 10.2 0.04 150 60608 16:06:12.8 -25:40:25 16.9 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/26 21:35:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute