Event between (531224) 12HK85 and star GA0700:05972109 with event index number of 2442303
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/10 00:08:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:48:52.7 -18:36:49
Equinox of date position of star is 15:50:17.3 -18:41:14
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 38.4 AU from the Sun
and 37.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 300 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3068 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=259.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=105.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 531224, (2028/06/10 00:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.4 -26:29:33 0.9 12.19 43 8Bet1Sco 16:07:05.7 -19:52:51 2.6 4.09 49 47 Lib 15:56:39.3 -19:27:53 5.9 1.64 52 PPM 230815 15:51:41.2 -18:13:39 8.0 0.55 53 PPM 230787 15:50:29.8 -18:46:20 9.5 0.07 53 531224 15:50:31.0 -18:41:56 16.5 53 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 531224, (2028/06/10 00:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.19 43 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 4.09 49 47 Lib 15:55:00.4 -19:22:59 5.9 1.64 52 PPM 230815 15:50:03.2 -18:08:35 8.0 0.55 53 PPM 230787 15:48:51.5 -18:41:13 9.5 0.07 53 531224 15:48:52.7 -18:36:49 16.5 53 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute