Event between (65489) Ceto and star GA0900:04791914 with event index number of 2756220
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/02 14:22:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:24:23.8 +00:21:43
Equinox of date position of star is 16:25:38.9 +00:18:26
Stellar brightness G=14.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 40 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 78% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4
Object is 48.1 AU from the Sun
and 47.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 181 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1920 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=309.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=126.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 65489, (2029/05/02 14:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.7 -26:29:40 0.9 26.82 29 1Del Oph 16:15:53.2 -03:46:02 2.7 4.77 40 12 Oph 16:37:53.8 -02:23:03 5.8 4.02 36 PPM 162546 16:23:42.8 +00:25:52 8.4 0.56 40 PPM 162576 16:25:04.7 +00:01:59 9.5 0.33 40 PPM 162591 16:25:53.0 +00:28:35 11.2 0.18 40 65489 16:25:53.8 +00:17:47 14.8 40 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 65489, (2029/05/02 14:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 26.82 29 1Del Oph 16:14:20.7 -03:41:43 2.7 4.77 40 12 Oph 16:36:22.1 -02:19:35 5.8 4.02 36 PPM 162546 16:22:12.9 +00:29:54 8.4 0.56 40 PPM 162576 16:23:34.5 +00:05:58 9.5 0.33 40 PPM 162591 16:24:23.1 +00:32:32 11.2 0.18 40 65489 16:24:23.8 +00:21:43 14.8 40 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/26 21:34:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute