Event between (47932) 00GN171 and star GA0560:26327221 with event index number of 2317111
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/27 13:52:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:54:38.8 -33:18:53
Equinox of date position of star is 17:56:15.6 -33:19:03
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2
Object is 30.4 AU from the Sun
and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 421 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1437 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.7 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 47932, (2028/05/27 13:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.2 -26:29:33 0.9 19.67 142 Kap Sco 17:44:27.3 -39:02:30 2.4 6.22 154 PPM 296936 17:54:42.3 -34:07:09 5.8 0.89 158 PPM 296977 17:56:16.5 -33:37:22 8.4 0.31 159 PPM 296990 17:56:46.7 -33:11:56 9.2 0.13 159 47932 17:56:31.1 -33:19:04 16.5 159 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, (2028/05/27 13:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.67 142 Kap Sco 17:42:29.3 -39:01:49 2.4 6.22 154 PPM 296936 17:52:49.2 -34:06:53 5.8 0.89 158 PPM 296977 17:54:23.9 -33:37:11 8.4 0.31 159 PPM 296990 17:54:54.6 -33:11:45 9.2 0.13 159 47932 17:54:38.8 -33:18:53 16.5 159 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:23 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute