Event between (144897) 04UX10 and star GA1000:00331286 with event index number of 1980819
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/03/12 07:05:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:42:29.0 +10:00:33
Equinox of date position of star is 03:43:47.6 +10:05:04
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6
Object is 39.7 AU from the Sun
and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 97 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1591 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.4
Diameter=776.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 44.3 sec chord
Diameter=316.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 18.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 144897, (2028/03/12 07:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:32.5 +16:33:50 0.8 14.53 119 Menkar 03:03:45.4 +04:11:56 2.5 11.60 142 30 Tau 03:49:49.3 +11:13:41 4.8 1.82 131 PPM 119285 03:43:04.4 +10:10:13 8.5 0.24 132 144897 03:44:01.3 +10:05:51 15.6 132 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 144897, (2028/03/12 07:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 14.53 119 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 11.60 142 30 Tau 03:48:16.3 +11:08:35 4.8 1.82 131 PPM 119285 03:41:32.1 +10:04:54 8.5 0.24 132 144897 03:42:29.0 +10:00:33 15.6 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:45:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute