Event between (524834) 03YL179 and star GA1100:02620531 with event index number of 2218206
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/28 06:53:27 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:03:38.6 +21:36:36
Equinox of date position of star is 07:05:06.3 +21:34:20
Stellar brightness G=12.8,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 25 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 13% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5
Object is 38.7 AU from the Sun
and 39.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1944 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4945 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 524834, (2028/04/28 06:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:47:03.0 +27:57:20 1.1 11.42 33 Alhena 06:39:20.9 +16:22:22 1.9 8.04 21 44 Gem 07:07:00.6 +22:35:33 5.9 1.10 25 PPM 096947 07:04:51.8 +21:07:52 8.5 0.45 25 PPM 096937 07:04:26.2 +21:42:26 10.1 0.25 25 524834 07:05:20.0 +21:33:58 12.8 25 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 524834, (2028/04/28 06:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 11.42 33 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 8.04 21 44 Gem 07:05:18.4 +22:38:15 5.9 1.10 25 PPM 096947 07:03:10.6 +21:10:29 8.5 0.45 25 PPM 096937 07:02:44.6 +21:45:02 10.1 0.25 25 524834 07:03:38.6 +21:36:36 12.8 25 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/23 21:33:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute