Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:18891132 with event index number of 1967791
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/18 19:35:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:46:06.4 -23:17:19
Equinox of date position of star is 17:47:34.7 -23:17:47
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 143 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun
and 30.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.9
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 769 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2803 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.4 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469506, (2028/08/18 19:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:10.1 -26:29:35 0.9 17.66 126 35Eta Oph 17:12:01.3 -15:45:30 2.6 11.31 134 PPM 267309 17:49:29.5 -22:29:09 6.1 0.90 144 PPM 267276 17:48:26.6 -23:41:37 8.1 0.42 143 PPM 267220 17:46:33.6 -23:19:54 9.4 0.30 143 469506 17:47:50.9 -23:17:52 16.5 144 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 469506, (2028/08/18 19:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.66 126 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.31 134 PPM 267309 17:47:45.6 -22:28:40 6.1 0.90 144 PPM 267276 17:46:41.8 -23:41:06 8.1 0.42 143 PPM 267220 17:44:49.1 -23:19:18 9.4 0.30 143 469506 17:46:06.4 -23:17:19 16.5 143 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:40:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute