Event between (2060) Chiron and star GA1000:00166613 with event index number of 1835793
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/17 01:24:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:53:24.9 +11:09:04
Equinox of date position of star is 01:54:42.8 +11:16:13
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 53% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.5
Object is 17.9 AU from the Sun
and 18.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 36 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
668 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=434.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.0 sec chord
Diameter=177.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 2060, (2028/02/17 01:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:32.3 +16:33:50 0.8 39.75 162 6Bet Ari 01:56:12.0 +20:56:40 2.6 9.66 159 PPM 117718 01:52:21.8 +11:10:53 6.0 0.63 155 PPM 117770 01:55:54.7 +11:32:24 8.3 0.35 156 2060 01:54:54.9 +11:17:19 16.8 156 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 2060, (2028/02/17 01:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 39.75 162 6Bet Ari 01:54:38.5 +20:48:26 2.6 9.66 159 PPM 117718 01:50:51.9 +11:02:35 6.0 0.63 155 PPM 117770 01:54:24.6 +11:24:10 8.3 0.35 156 2060 01:53:24.9 +11:09:04 16.8 155 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:38:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute