Event between (168700) 00GE147 and star GA0700:10657497 with event index number of 1966877
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/01 19:49:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:26:09.3 -18:20:28
Equinox of date position of star is 17:27:35.2 -18:21:38
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5
Object is 33.0 AU from the Sun
and 32.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 4.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 4650 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2781 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.4 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 168700, (2028/04/01 19:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:08.7 -26:29:32 0.9 15.39 159 35Eta Oph 17:12:00.0 -15:45:28 2.6 4.59 164 PPM 233026 17:26:16.4 -18:28:10 6.4 0.38 169 PPM 233074 17:28:21.1 -18:16:46 9.5 0.15 169 168700 17:27:48.6 -18:21:49 16.3 169 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 168700, (2028/04/01 19:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.39 159 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 4.59 164 PPM 233026 17:24:37.1 -18:26:45 6.4 0.38 169 PPM 233074 17:26:41.9 -18:15:26 9.5 0.15 169 168700 17:26:09.3 -18:20:28 16.3 169 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 03:19:23 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute