Event between (534161) 14RQ63 and star GA1080:01724328 with event index number of 2226915
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/09/27 23:13:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:11:50.4 +19:02:23
Equinox of date position of star is 06:13:08.7 +19:01:59
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 73% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 31.7 AU from the Sun
and 31.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 4.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2044 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1673 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 47.5 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 534161, (2028/09/27 23:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:43.7 +07:24:36 0.4 12.32 143 Alhena 06:39:22.3 +16:22:20 1.9 6.70 156 PPM 122116 06:15:14.6 +18:40:12 6.3 0.54 150 PPM 122107 06:14:52.4 +18:59:57 7.3 0.32 150 PPM 122041 06:12:45.1 +19:05:02 9.7 0.19 150 534161 06:13:32.1 +19:01:51 15.0 150 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 534161, (2028/09/27 23:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 12.32 143 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 6.70 156 PPM 122116 06:13:33.3 +18:40:48 6.3 0.54 150 PPM 122107 06:13:10.8 +19:00:33 7.3 0.32 150 PPM 122041 06:11:03.4 +19:05:32 9.7 0.19 150 534161 06:11:50.4 +19:02:23 15.0 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/19 01:04:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute