Event between (28978) Ixion and star GA0560:39380893 with event index number of 2369488
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/29 11:14:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:45:39.7 -33:04:22
Equinox of date position of star is 18:47:14.7 -33:02:44
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 75 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.3
Object is 36.9 AU from the Sun
and 37.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.7
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 423 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3279 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 65.1 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 26.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 28978, (2028/10/29 11:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:10.8 -26:29:36 0.9 30.17 104 38Zet Sgr 19:04:26.6 -29:50:11 2.7 4.82 70 PPM 298194 18:51:12.0 -34:42:54 6.5 1.84 74 PPM 298158 18:49:06.2 -32:55:55 8.4 0.34 74 PPM 298139 18:48:14.5 -33:07:04 9.5 0.16 75 28978 18:47:32.9 -33:02:25 15.6 74 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, (2028/10/29 11:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 30.17 104 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 4.82 70 PPM 298194 18:49:17.3 -34:45:00 6.5 1.84 74 PPM 298158 18:47:13.1 -32:57:55 8.4 0.34 74 PPM 298139 18:46:21.3 -33:09:02 9.5 0.16 75 28978 18:45:39.7 -33:04:22 15.6 75 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 02:56:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute