Event between (523782) 15BD518 and star GA0640:06223778 with event index number of 2611870
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/19 21:25:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:35:33.8 -24:27:07
Equinox of date position of star is 13:36:54.2 -24:34:29
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 22% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 18.4 AU from the Sun
and 17.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 83 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1393 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=77.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=31.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523782, (2028/04/19 21:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:41.3 -11:18:29 1.0 13.52 131 Iot Cen 13:22:12.1 -36:51:38 2.8 12.67 120 PPM 261719 13:31:16.0 -23:25:36 5.9 1.78 125 PPM 261900 13:40:36.0 -25:00:20 7.6 0.89 123 PPM 261818 13:36:29.2 -24:34:59 9.8 0.15 124 523782 13:37:07.9 -24:35:45 14.5 123 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 523782, (2028/04/19 21:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 13.52 131 Iot Cen 13:20:35.2 -36:42:46 2.8 12.67 120 PPM 261719 13:29:42.7 -23:16:52 5.9 1.78 125 PPM 261900 13:39:01.5 -24:51:46 7.6 0.89 123 PPM 261818 13:34:55.2 -24:26:21 9.8 0.15 124 523782 13:35:33.8 -24:27:07 14.5 124 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:23:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute