Event between (26181) 96GQ21 and star GA0780:05548490 with event index number of 1918671
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/14 11:35:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:50:06.5 -10:40:59
Equinox of date position of star is 16:51:27.7 -10:43:25
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 123 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 54% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 48.1 AU from the Sun
and 47.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 136 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1805 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=625.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.9 sec chord
Diameter=255.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 26181, (2028/07/14 11:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.7 -26:29:34 0.9 16.49 129 13Zet Oph 16:38:44.0 -10:37:21 2.6 3.18 127 20 Oph 16:51:24.9 -10:49:51 4.6 0.12 123 PPM 232116 16:46:56.0 -10:42:57 8.4 1.17 125 PPM 232217 16:51:46.1 -10:42:44 9.3 0.03 123 26181 16:51:41.1 -10:43:49 16.1 123 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, (2028/07/14 11:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.49 129 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 3.18 127 20 Oph 16:49:50.2 -10:47:01 4.6 0.12 123 PPM 232116 16:45:21.4 -10:39:56 8.4 1.17 125 PPM 232217 16:50:11.5 -10:39:54 9.3 0.03 123 26181 16:50:06.5 -10:40:59 16.1 123 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute