Event between (501214) 13TC146 and star GA0800:21835530 with event index number of 2453301
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/28 00:30:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 23:14:00.9 -09:36:54
Equinox of date position of star is 23:15:15.2 -09:29:06
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2
Object is 28.3 AU from the Sun
and 27.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 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
1241 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=279.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.2 sec chord
Diameter=114.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 501214, (2028/07/28 00:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:13.2 -29:28:12 1.2 20.37 122 93Psi2Aqr 23:19:23.2 -09:01:34 4.7 1.05 139 PPM 207320 23:16:11.2 -09:31:57 7.9 0.18 139 501214 23:15:30.0 -09:27:33 16.4 139 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 501214, (2028/07/28 00:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 20.37 122 93Psi2Aqr 23:17:54.3 -09:10:57 4.7 1.05 139 PPM 207320 23:14:42.1 -09:41:19 7.9 0.18 139 501214 23:14:00.9 -09:36:54 16.4 138 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/28 00:51:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute