Event between (469505) 03FE128 and star GA0700:08142492 with event index number of 1834962
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/27 03:18:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:08:32.6 -19:32:00
Equinox of date position of star is 17:09:59.2 -19:33:48
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 37.1 AU from the Sun
and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 309 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1534 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=322.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.2 sec chord
Diameter=131.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 469505, (2028/02/27 03:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:08.3 -26:29:31 0.9 11.34 107 35Eta Oph 17:11:59.7 -15:45:28 2.6 3.83 98 PPM 266364 17:06:25.6 -20:31:54 6.5 1.31 99 PPM 232670 17:10:48.6 -19:42:52 8.2 0.20 98 PPM 232657 17:10:04.6 -19:26:28 9.5 0.13 98 469505 17:10:12.2 -19:34:04 16.3 98 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 469505, (2028/02/27 03:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.34 107 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 3.83 98 PPM 266364 17:04:45.3 -20:29:41 6.5 1.31 99 PPM 232670 17:09:08.9 -19:40:50 8.2 0.20 98 PPM 232657 17:08:25.1 -19:24:24 9.5 0.13 98 469505 17:08:32.6 -19:32:00 16.3 98 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:29:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute