Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:31579404 with event index number of 2216715
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/24 18:30:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:31:14.3 -25:18:31
Equinox of date position of star is 18:32:43.8 -25:17:23
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 17.6 AU from the Sun
and 16.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
615 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 386968, (2028/06/24 18:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.5 -26:29:33 0.9 27.36 129 Nunki 18:57:01.7 -26:15:31 2.0 5.50 162 PPM 268434 18:29:30.2 -26:36:55 6.5 1.54 156 PPM 268491 18:32:05.5 -25:31:43 8.3 0.32 156 PPM 268505 18:32:37.4 -25:31:53 9.9 0.26 157 386968 18:32:59.7 -25:17:11 16.6 157 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 386968, (2028/06/24 18:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 27.36 129 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 5.50 162 PPM 268434 18:27:43.7 -26:38:06 6.5 1.54 156 PPM 268491 18:30:19.9 -25:33:00 8.3 0.32 156 PPM 268505 18:30:51.8 -25:33:12 9.9 0.26 157 386968 18:31:14.3 -25:18:31 16.6 157 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:31:20 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute