Event between (535988) 15BU518 and star GA0700:05875855 with event index number of 2559757
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/21 13:50:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:38:53.9 -18:44:50
Equinox of date position of star is 15:40:12.8 -18:49:14
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 33.8 AU from the Sun
and 32.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.0
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 217 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2466 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=190.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.0 sec chord
Diameter=77.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 535988, (2028/06/21 13:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.5 -26:29:33 0.9 13.95 174 7Del Sco 16:02:01.3 -22:42:01 2.3 6.33 167 41 Lib 15:40:33.2 -19:23:36 5.3 0.56 161 PPM 230484 15:38:51.2 -18:25:38 8.4 0.57 161 PPM 230496 15:39:13.7 -18:52:51 9.5 0.31 161 PPM 230508 15:39:42.8 -19:01:22 10.1 0.27 161 535988 15:40:32.0 -18:50:18 16.2 161 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 535988, (2028/06/21 13:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.95 174 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:19 2.3 6.33 167 41 Lib 15:38:54.7 -19:18:08 5.3 0.56 161 PPM 230484 15:37:13.4 -18:20:06 8.4 0.57 161 PPM 230496 15:37:35.5 -18:47:21 9.5 0.31 161 PPM 230508 15:38:04.6 -18:55:52 10.1 0.27 161 535988 15:38:53.9 -18:44:50 16.2 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/30 03:14:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute