Event between (28978) Ixion and star GA0560:47102399 with event index number of 2753257
Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/23 23:42:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:01:33.0 -33:22:06
Equinox of date position of star is 19:03:07.8 -33:19:55
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 92 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 80% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.2
Object is 36.7 AU from the Sun
and 36.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.1
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 579 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3193 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 67.2 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 27.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 28978, (2029/05/23 23:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:12.9 -26:29:40 0.9 33.50 59 38Zet Sgr 19:04:28.7 -29:50:07 2.7 3.50 92 PPM 298345 18:58:21.1 -31:38:55 6.3 1.99 91 PPM 298435 19:02:55.3 -33:11:16 7.4 0.18 91 28978 19:03:28.3 -33:19:27 14.5 92 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, (2029/05/23 23:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 33.50 59 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 3.50 92 PPM 298345 18:56:27.3 -31:41:21 6.3 1.99 91 PPM 298435 19:01:00.2 -33:13:54 7.4 0.18 91 28978 19:01:33.0 -33:22:06 14.5 91 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:30:38 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute