Event between (310071) 10KR59 and star GA0540:16509904 with event index number of 2227423
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/09/28 14:36:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:07:44.6 -34:16:02
Equinox of date position of star is 17:09:20.4 -34:17:50
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 24.6 AU from the Sun
and 24.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 129 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1269 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=163.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Diameter=66.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 310071, (2028/09/28 14:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:10.5 -26:29:35 0.9 11.38 61 26Eps Sco 16:52:02.2 -34:20:32 2.3 3.63 57 PPM 295869 17:06:43.0 -34:09:38 4.7 0.62 54 PPM 295978 17:11:17.2 -34:47:21 7.7 0.59 53 PPM 295959 17:10:31.3 -34:07:41 9.4 0.25 53 310071 17:09:38.5 -34:18:10 15.5 53 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 310071, (2028/09/28 14:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.38 61 26Eps Sco 16:50:08.8 -34:17:41 2.3 3.63 57 PPM 295869 17:04:49.3 -34:07:23 4.7 0.62 54 PPM 295978 17:09:22.7 -34:45:17 7.7 0.59 53 PPM 295959 17:08:37.5 -34:05:36 9.4 0.25 53 310071 17:07:44.6 -34:16:02 15.5 53 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:46:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute