Event between (469708) 05GE187 and star GA0840:10165027 with event index number of 1904746
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/12 19:24:44 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:40:09.1 -04:48:01
Equinox of date position of star is 18:41:19.6 -04:46:42
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 48 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 72% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 26.7 AU from the Sun
and 25.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 159 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1275 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469708, (2028/06/12 19:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.4 -26:29:33 0.9 37.98 77 60Bet Oph 17:44:52.8 +04:33:26 2.8 16.97 63 Bet Sct 18:48:41.0 -04:42:54 4.2 1.75 46 PPM 202019 18:42:17.8 -04:28:04 7.6 0.34 47 PPM 202004 18:41:13.5 -04:46:28 9.2 0.11 48 469708 18:41:39.7 -04:46:20 15.2 47 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 469708, (2028/06/12 19:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 37.98 77 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 16.97 63 Bet Sct 18:47:10.5 -04:44:53 4.2 1.75 46 PPM 202019 18:40:47.4 -04:29:47 7.6 0.34 47 PPM 202004 18:39:42.8 -04:48:09 9.2 0.11 48 469708 18:40:09.1 -04:48:01 15.2 47 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/14 01:55:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute