Event between (500886) 13JN65 and star GA0680:08461686 with event index number of 2336540
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/14 09:52:25 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:01:35.7 -21:03:09
Equinox of date position of star is 17:03:03.2 -21:05:11
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 80% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.8
Object is 41.1 AU from the Sun
and 41.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 422 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3949 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 500886, (2028/02/14 09:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:08.2 -26:29:31 0.9 9.12 51 35Eta Oph 17:11:59.6 -15:45:28 2.6 5.72 61 PPM 266364 17:06:25.5 -20:31:54 6.5 0.93 59 PPM 266301 17:03:42.4 -20:38:02 7.7 0.47 59 PPM 266299 17:03:40.1 -21:20:00 9.0 0.26 59 500886 17:03:16.2 -21:05:29 16.0 59 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 500886, (2028/02/14 09:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 9.12 51 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 5.72 61 PPM 266364 17:04:45.3 -20:29:41 6.5 0.93 59 PPM 266301 17:02:02.2 -20:35:43 7.7 0.47 59 PPM 266299 17:01:59.4 -21:17:41 9.0 0.26 59 500886 17:01:35.7 -21:03:09 16.0 59 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:28:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute