Event between (168703) 00GP183 and star GA0620:09549687 with event index number of 1966028
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/06 14:15:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:46:42.9 -26:14:14
Equinox of date position of star is 16:48:12.8 -26:16:46
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 57 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8
Object is 36.8 AU from the Sun
and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 164 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1434 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=368.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.6 sec chord
Diameter=150.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 168703, (2028/05/06 14:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.0 -26:29:32 0.9 3.88 53 23Tau Sco 16:37:39.1 -28:16:20 2.8 3.12 54 PPM 265803 16:43:23.7 -27:51:44 6.5 1.94 56 PPM 265881 16:46:06.8 -26:22:32 8.5 0.53 56 PPM 265938 16:48:15.7 -26:22:14 9.2 0.10 57 168703 16:48:27.8 -26:17:11 17.0 57 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 168703, (2028/05/06 14:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 3.88 53 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 3.12 54 PPM 265803 16:41:37.6 -27:48:35 6.5 1.94 56 PPM 265881 16:44:21.8 -26:19:30 8.5 0.53 56 PPM 265938 16:46:30.7 -26:19:17 9.2 0.10 57 168703 16:46:42.9 -26:14:14 17.0 57 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:45:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute