Event between (84522) 02TC302 and star GA1280:00845618 with event index number of 2725743
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/02 22:09:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:09:50.7 +39:39:08
Equinox of date position of star is 03:11:24.9 +39:44:34
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 136 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3
Object is 42.2 AU from the Sun
and 42.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 145 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2162 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.9
Diameter=981.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 67.6 sec chord
Diameter=400.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 27.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 84522, (2029/03/02 22:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:35.8 +16:33:57 0.8 29.77 123 Algol 03:10:04.7 +41:03:57 2.1 1.34 136 28Ome Per 03:13:11.0 +39:43:12 5.8 0.28 136 PPM 045859 03:09:32.1 +40:11:46 8.4 0.61 136 PPM 068176 03:12:48.5 +39:49:22 9.9 0.21 136 84522 03:11:44.3 +39:45:41 15.0 136 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 84522, (2029/03/02 22:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 29.77 123 Algol 03:08:10.1 +40:57:20 2.1 1.34 136 28Ome Per 03:11:17.3 +39:36:41 5.8 0.28 136 PPM 045859 03:07:38.3 +40:05:08 8.4 0.61 136 PPM 068176 03:10:54.7 +39:42:50 9.9 0.21 136 84522 03:09:50.7 +39:39:08 15.0 136 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:05:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute