Event between (28978) Ixion and star GA0580:36539211 with event index number of 1480694
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/12 16:49:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:23:06.5 -31:59:17
Equinox of date position of star is 18:24:40.9 -31:58:27
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 176 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 62% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.4
Object is 37.6 AU from the Sun
and 37.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 449 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2108 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 95.9 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 39.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 28978, (2025/10/12 16:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:59.5 -26:29:13 0.9 25.35 154 38Zet Sgr 19:04:15.0 -29:50:27 2.7 8.73 172 18 Sgr 18:26:40.8 -30:44:28 5.3 1.30 177 PPM 297610 18:24:05.6 -32:11:59 8.3 0.27 176 PPM 297611 18:24:07.7 -31:55:16 9.9 0.15 176 28978 18:24:47.2 -31:58:23 16.9 176 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 28978, (2025/10/12 16:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.35 154 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 8.73 172 18 Sgr 18:25:01.2 -30:45:26 5.3 1.30 177 PPM 297610 18:22:24.7 -32:12:52 8.3 0.27 176 PPM 297611 18:22:27.1 -31:56:09 9.9 0.15 176 28978 18:23:06.5 -31:59:17 16.9 176 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 05:56:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute