Event between (15788) 93SB and star GA1140:01539907 with event index number of 1859185
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/03/28 19:58:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:50:00.4 +25:20:16
Equinox of date position of star is 05:51:25.6 +25:20:35
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 49 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 7% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 27.0 AU from the Sun
and 27.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 742 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1374 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=154.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.3 sec chord
Diameter=63.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15788, (2028/03/28 20:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:42.1 +07:24:36 0.4 17.97 54 Alnath 05:28:04.8 +28:37:44 1.6 6.21 44 132 Tau 05:50:45.0 +24:34:27 4.9 0.80 49 PPM 094875 05:49:19.5 +25:34:36 8.0 0.59 48 PPM 094972 05:52:47.1 +25:14:03 9.6 0.26 49 PPM 094946 05:51:44.1 +25:24:03 11.1 0.06 49 15788 05:51:45.1 +25:20:39 14.4 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 15788, (2028/03/28 20:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 17.97 54 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 6.21 44 132 Tau 05:49:00.9 +24:34:02 4.9 0.80 49 PPM 094875 05:47:34.7 +25:34:07 8.0 0.59 48 PPM 094972 05:51:02.5 +25:13:43 9.6 0.26 49 PPM 094946 05:49:59.4 +25:23:41 11.1 0.06 49 15788 05:50:00.4 +25:20:16 14.4 49 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/26 04:28:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute