Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1140:02703186 with event index number of 1835652
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/15 22:34:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:06:36.2 +25:32:59
Equinox of date position of star is 07:08:06.3 +25:30:37
Stellar brightness G=12.8,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 115 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 32.2 AU from the Sun
and 31.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 598 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2479 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2028/02/15 22:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:47:02.3 +27:57:21 1.1 8.98 107 42Ome Gem 07:04:07.5 +24:10:22 5.2 1.64 115 PPM 097118 07:11:18.9 +25:40:48 7.6 0.70 114 PPM 097024 07:07:49.6 +25:27:27 9.1 0.12 115 15875 07:08:19.8 +25:30:15 12.8 114 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 15875, (2028/02/15 22:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 8.98 107 42Ome Gem 07:02:24.8 +24:12:55 5.2 1.64 115 PPM 097118 07:09:35.2 +25:43:39 7.6 0.70 114 PPM 097024 07:06:05.9 +25:30:09 9.1 0.12 115 15875 07:06:36.2 +25:32:59 12.8 115 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 03:18:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute