Event between (523789) 15FN345 and star GA0940:04758656 with event index number of 2607307
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/13 12:28:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:11:28.3 +05:20:14
Equinox of date position of star is 17:12:40.6 +05:18:32
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 140 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 50% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 38.5 AU from the Sun
and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.4
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 146 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2403 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=340.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.3 sec chord
Diameter=139.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 523789, (2028/08/13 12:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:10.0 -26:29:34 0.9 33.36 162 60Bet Oph 17:44:53.3 +04:33:26 2.8 8.01 134 PPM 163642 17:13:08.1 +07:51:43 6.3 2.56 138 PPM 163635 17:12:47.5 +04:39:26 7.4 0.65 140 PPM 163622 17:12:04.8 +05:20:51 9.1 0.20 140 523789 17:12:52.8 +05:18:15 15.9 139 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 523789, (2028/08/13 12:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 33.36 162 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 8.01 134 PPM 163642 17:11:45.3 +07:53:41 6.3 2.56 138 PPM 163635 17:11:22.5 +04:41:25 7.4 0.65 140 PPM 163622 17:10:40.3 +05:22:51 9.1 0.20 140 523789 17:11:28.3 +05:20:14 15.9 140 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:33:45 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute