Event between (26181) 96GQ21 and star GA0780:05568406 with event index number of 1906178
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/20 12:42:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:51:32.5 -10:41:19
Equinox of date position of star is 16:52:53.7 -10:43:42
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6
Object is 48.0 AU from the Sun
and 47.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 110 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1709 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=625.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.6 sec chord
Diameter=255.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 26181, (2028/06/20 12:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.5 -26:29:33 0.9 16.59 171 13Zet Oph 16:38:43.8 -10:37:21 2.6 3.54 163 20 Oph 16:51:24.6 -10:49:51 4.6 0.43 161 PPM 232273 16:54:45.8 -11:43:03 8.5 1.06 161 PPM 232245 16:53:26.2 -10:40:28 9.1 0.10 160 26181 16:53:07.0 -10:44:05 15.4 160 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 26181, (2028/06/20 12:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.59 171 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 3.54 163 20 Oph 16:49:50.2 -10:47:01 4.6 0.43 161 PPM 232273 16:53:10.7 -11:40:21 8.5 1.06 161 PPM 232245 16:51:51.8 -10:37:43 9.1 0.10 160 26181 16:51:32.5 -10:41:19 15.4 160 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute