Event between (469987) 06HJ123 and star GA0740:09348962 with event index number of 2257133
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/23 15:32:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:35:35.8 -14:40:19
Equinox of date position of star is 17:36:55.9 -14:41:07
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 158 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0
Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun
and 30.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1116 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=359.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.5 sec chord
Diameter=146.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469987, (2028/06/23 15:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.5 -26:29:33 0.9 19.42 145 35Eta Oph 17:12:00.8 -15:45:29 2.6 6.17 153 55Xi Ser 17:39:13.2 -15:24:50 3.5 0.87 159 PPM 233294 17:37:21.3 -14:39:36 7.5 0.04 158 469987 17:37:13.3 -14:41:17 15.5 158 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 469987, (2028/06/23 15:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.42 145 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 6.17 153 55Xi Ser 17:37:35.1 -15:23:56 3.5 0.87 159 PPM 233294 17:35:43.8 -14:38:37 7.5 0.04 158 469987 17:35:35.8 -14:40:19 15.5 158 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/30 03:03:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute