Event between (535026) 14WV509 and star GA0920:00565396 with event index number of 2337979
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/08 11:26:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:03:56.6 +02:18:44
Equinox of date position of star is 05:05:08.8 +02:20:35
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 40 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8
Object is 39.6 AU from the Sun
and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 653 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3881 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.9 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 535026, (2028/02/08 11:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:53.4 -08:10:17 0.1 10.84 44 Bellatrix 05:26:38.4 +06:22:22 1.6 6.65 33 10Pi 6Ori 05:00:00.4 +01:45:18 6.0 1.47 41 PPM 148349 05:03:53.9 +02:05:11 7.9 0.46 40 PPM 148380 05:05:06.4 +02:35:45 8.7 0.26 40 535026 05:05:24.5 +02:20:58 14.4 39 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 535026, (2028/02/08 11:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 10.84 44 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 6.65 33 10Pi 6Ori 04:58:32.8 +01:42:51 6.0 1.47 41 PPM 148349 05:02:26.2 +02:02:52 7.9 0.46 40 PPM 148380 05:03:38.4 +02:33:30 8.7 0.26 40 535026 05:03:56.6 +02:18:44 14.4 40 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/02/07 03:37:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute