Event between (47932) 00GN171 and star GA0560:27226808 with event index number of 2316838
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/03/04 16:56:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:57:14.4 -32:53:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:58:50.8 -32:53:35
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 168 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 54% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3
Object is 30.4 AU from the Sun
and 30.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 589 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2774 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.2 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 47932, (2028/03/04 16:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:08.4 -26:29:31 0.9 20.10 171 Kap Sco 17:44:26.3 -39:02:29 2.4 6.82 166 PPM 297024 17:58:06.7 -32:28:37 6.5 0.46 168 PPM 297035 17:58:40.8 -32:41:26 7.1 0.22 168 47932 17:59:05.4 -32:53:35 16.0 167 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 47932, (2028/03/04 16:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.10 171 Kap Sco 17:42:29.3 -39:01:49 2.4 6.82 166 PPM 297024 17:56:16.1 -32:28:30 6.5 0.46 168 PPM 297035 17:56:50.0 -32:41:20 7.1 0.22 168 47932 17:57:14.4 -32:53:31 16.0 168 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:29:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute