Event between (32929) 95QY9 and star GA1140:00538081 with event index number of 2530727
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/08 23:07:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:50:58.5 +25:08:48
Equinox of date position of star is 03:52:26.8 +25:13:09
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 53% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.7
Object is 32.0 AU from the Sun
and 31.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 462 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3659 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=125.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=51.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 32929, (2028/12/08 23:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:35.1 +16:33:55 0.8 13.59 94 44Zet Per 03:55:57.5 +31:58:02 2.8 6.77 101 PPM 092967 03:52:03.7 +25:39:52 5.5 0.46 103 PPM 092987 03:53:09.7 +25:14:53 6.9 0.10 103 32929 03:52:42.9 +25:13:56 15.5 103 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 32929, (2028/12/08 23:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 13.59 94 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 6.77 101 PPM 092967 03:50:19.0 +25:34:43 5.5 0.46 103 PPM 092987 03:51:25.3 +25:09:46 6.9 0.10 103 32929 03:50:58.5 +25:08:48 15.5 103 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/25 21:30:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute