Event between (612951) 05EB299 and star GA0720:05539239 with event index number of 2819905
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/04/14 14:07:09 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:56:51.1 -17:26:44
Equinox of date position of star is 14:58:08.4 -17:32:13
Stellar brightness G=11.8,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2
TNO is 30.2 AU from the Sun
and 29.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.2
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 286 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2789 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=124.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Diameter=50.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 612951, (2029/04/14 14:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:44.4 -11:18:47 1.0 23.05 171 27Bet Lib 15:18:35.3 -09:29:21 2.6 9.43 159 PPM 229408 14:53:30.3 -18:28:27 6.2 1.50 166 PPM 229553 14:59:43.9 -17:28:48 6.9 0.31 165 PPM 229511 14:57:53.6 -17:36:32 9.6 0.15 165 612951 14:58:29.8 -17:33:43 11.8 165 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 612951, (2029/04/14 14:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 23.05 171 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 9.43 159 PPM 229408 14:51:51.3 -18:21:19 6.2 1.50 166 PPM 229553 14:58:05.2 -17:21:51 6.9 0.31 165 PPM 229511 14:56:14.9 -17:29:32 9.6 0.15 165 612951 14:56:51.1 -17:26:44 11.8 165 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/12 04:01:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute