Event between (38628) Huya and star GA0820:06294813 with event index number of 2432927
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/27 02:09:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:37:39.9 -07:22:36
Equinox of date position of star is 17:38:59.3 -07:23:23
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.5
Object is 29.2 AU from the Sun
and 28.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 67 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1044 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=648.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.0 sec chord
Diameter=264.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 38628, (2025/06/27 02:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:58.5 -26:29:11 0.9 25.03 132 35Eta Oph 17:11:50.5 -15:45:17 2.6 10.69 139 PPM 200792 17:34:51.6 -05:45:40 5.6 1.93 140 PPM 200872 17:38:47.1 -08:03:02 8.2 0.66 142 PPM 200886 17:39:26.7 -07:18:18 9.6 0.13 141 38628 17:39:02.7 -07:23:25 16.4 142 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 38628, (2025/06/27 02:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.03 132 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 10.69 139 PPM 200792 17:33:29.8 -05:44:43 5.6 1.93 140 PPM 200872 17:37:23.9 -08:02:13 8.2 0.66 142 PPM 200886 17:38:04.0 -07:17:30 9.6 0.13 141 38628 17:37:39.9 -07:22:36 16.4 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:56:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute