Event between (168700) 00GE147 and star GA0700:09227335 with event index number of 2384064
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/11 12:29:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:17:20.6 -18:20:50
Equinox of date position of star is 17:18:46.4 -18:22:19
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 151 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 50% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6
Object is 33.1 AU from the Sun
and 33.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 989 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2741 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 168700, (2028/10/11 12:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:10.6 -26:29:36 0.9 13.70 141 35Eta Oph 17:12:01.8 -15:45:31 2.6 3.11 148 PPM 233026 17:26:18.3 -18:28:11 6.4 1.73 152 PPM 232920 17:21:16.0 -18:08:02 8.2 0.58 151 PPM 232859 17:18:23.9 -18:09:57 8.9 0.26 150 168700 17:19:01.6 -18:22:35 15.7 151 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, (2028/10/11 12:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.70 141 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 3.11 148 PPM 233026 17:24:37.1 -18:26:45 6.4 1.73 152 PPM 232920 17:19:35.1 -18:06:23 8.2 0.58 151 PPM 232859 17:16:43.1 -18:08:11 8.9 0.26 150 168700 17:17:20.6 -18:20:50 15.7 151 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/10 02:02:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute