Event between (524460) 02GF32 and star GA0660:07604967 with event index number of 1911971
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/20 14:52:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:38:12.3 -23:25:49
Equinox of date position of star is 16:39:40.9 -23:28:39
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 171 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0
Object is 45.2 AU from the Sun
and 44.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 479 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3072 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 524460, (2028/06/20 14:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.5 -26:29:33 0.9 3.60 173 23Tau Sco 16:37:39.6 -28:16:21 2.8 4.81 171 22 Sco 16:31:56.6 -25:10:31 4.5 2.48 173 PPM 265749 16:40:01.8 -22:56:53 7.7 0.54 171 PPM 265750 16:40:05.7 -23:25:39 9.9 0.07 171 524460 16:39:55.3 -23:29:06 16.6 170 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 524460, (2028/06/20 14:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 3.60 173 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 4.81 171 22 Sco 16:30:12.5 -25:06:55 4.5 2.48 173 PPM 265749 16:38:19.2 -22:53:36 7.7 0.54 171 PPM 265750 16:38:22.7 -23:22:22 9.9 0.07 171 524460 16:38:12.3 -23:25:49 16.6 171 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:30:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute