Event between (613469) 06QJ181 and star GA0980:02968331 with event index number of 2810406
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/09 22:50:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:17:41.2 +08:41:26
Equinox of date position of star is 07:18:56.2 +08:38:52
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 101 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 31.7 AU from the Sun
and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 302 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3045 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:1EE+3:1II
Star training set for 613469, (2029/05/09 22:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:47:06.8 +27:57:10 1.1 20.40 103 Alhena 06:39:24.4 +16:22:18 1.9 12.43 90 PPM 152401 07:21:22.6 +07:05:10 6.4 1.63 102 PPM 152364 07:20:22.0 +08:25:52 8.0 0.34 101 PPM 152319 07:19:05.5 +08:34:31 9.7 0.08 101 613469 07:19:17.1 +08:38:09 16.4 101 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 613469, (2029/05/09 22:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 20.40 103 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 12.43 90 PPM 152401 07:19:47.7 +07:08:33 6.4 1.63 102 PPM 152364 07:18:46.2 +08:29:12 8.0 0.34 101 PPM 152319 07:17:29.6 +08:37:48 9.7 0.08 101 613469 07:17:41.2 +08:41:26 16.4 101 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/12 05:04:39 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute