Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0620:42693173 with event index number of 2369159
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/22 12:15:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:23:27.1 -27:02:31
Equinox of date position of star is 20:24:55.8 -26:57:42
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 16 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 36% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1
Object is 14.1 AU from the Sun
and 14.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 224 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2575 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2028/11/22 12:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:14.3 -29:28:05 1.2 33.88 31 38Zet Sgr 19:04:26.8 -29:50:10 2.7 17.97 32 PPM 271117 20:27:12.6 -28:34:02 5.8 1.68 17 PPM 271068 20:25:17.9 -26:38:25 7.5 0.31 16 PPM 271049 20:24:24.1 -27:01:22 9.7 0.19 16 469442 20:25:11.8 -26:56:50 15.8 16 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 469442, (2028/11/22 12:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 33.88 31 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 17.97 32 PPM 271117 20:25:26.9 -28:39:48 5.8 1.68 17 PPM 271068 20:23:33.4 -26:44:07 7.5 0.31 16 PPM 271049 20:22:39.3 -27:07:01 9.7 0.19 16 469442 20:23:27.1 -27:02:31 15.8 16 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/25 21:30:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute