Event between (29981) 99TD10 and star GA1060:02788393 with event index number of 1302900
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/14 11:01:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:23:49.3 +16:12:31
Equinox of date position of star is 07:25:12.2 +16:09:37
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 60 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 22% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.5
Object is 35.9 AU from the Sun
and 35.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 476 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4216 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=109.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.6 sec chord
Diameter=44.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 29981, (2024/03/14 11:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.7 +27:57:57 1.1 12.82 62 Alhena 06:39:06.6 +16:22:36 1.9 11.06 49 PPM 124054 07:30:09.7 +15:03:30 6.1 1.62 62 PPM 123951 07:25:11.3 +16:37:35 8.3 0.47 60 PPM 123935 07:24:34.2 +15:56:20 8.9 0.27 60 PPM 123960 07:25:30.8 +15:59:48 10.5 0.18 60 29981 07:25:12.5 +16:09:36 15.4 60 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, (2024/03/14 11:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 12.82 62 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 11.06 49 PPM 124054 07:28:47.3 +15:06:35 6.1 1.62 62 PPM 123951 07:23:47.9 +16:40:30 8.3 0.47 60 PPM 123935 07:23:11.1 +15:59:13 8.9 0.27 60 PPM 123960 07:24:07.7 +16:02:43 10.5 0.18 60 29981 07:23:49.3 +16:12:31 15.4 60 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:18:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute