Event between (29981) 99TD10 and star UC4-535-034705 with event index number of 94974
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/09 00:27:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:50:21.1 +16:48:15
Equinox of date position of star is 06:51:23.2 +16:46:56
Stellar brightness R=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 49 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 64% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4
TNO is 29.2 AU from the Sun
and 28.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 374 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1207 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=109.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=44.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 29981, (2017/12/09 00:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:08.6 +07:24:32 0.4 16.42 64 Alhena 06:38:44.9 +16:22:57 1.9 3.05 52 33 Gem 06:50:51.8 +16:10:52 5.9 0.61 49 PPM 123159 06:52:37.7 +16:54:15 8.1 0.32 49 PPM 123144 06:52:03.1 +16:35:05 10.0 0.25 49 29981 06:51:23.3 +16:46:56 16.6 49 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 29981, (2017/12/09 00:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 16.42 64 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 3.05 52 33 Gem 06:49:49.8 +16:12:10 5.9 0.61 49 PPM 123159 06:51:35.4 +16:55:36 8.1 0.32 49 PPM 123144 06:51:01.0 +16:36:25 10.0 0.25 49 29981 06:50:21.1 +16:48:15 16.6 49 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:05:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute