Event between (543377) 14BF70 and star GA0580:15012258 with event index number of 2254742
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/09/28 14:50:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:02:15.2 -30:46:12
Equinox of date position of star is 17:03:49.4 -30:48:12
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 54 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9
Object is 12.6 AU from the Sun
and 12.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 112 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
742 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=30.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 543377, (2028/09/28 14:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:10.5 -26:29:35 0.9 8.41 61 26Eps Sco 16:52:02.1 -34:20:32 2.3 4.35 57 PPM 295807 17:03:44.4 -32:11:00 5.0 1.38 54 PPM 295835 17:05:09.3 -31:39:12 7.2 0.87 54 PPM 295817 17:04:17.0 -30:39:32 10.0 0.16 54 543377 17:04:05.8 -30:48:33 15.7 54 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 543377, (2028/09/28 14:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 8.41 61 26Eps Sco 16:50:08.7 -34:17:42 2.3 4.35 57 PPM 295807 17:01:52.6 -32:08:38 5.0 1.38 54 PPM 295835 17:03:18.0 -31:36:53 7.2 0.87 54 PPM 295817 17:02:26.5 -30:37:11 10.0 0.16 54 543377 17:02:15.2 -30:46:12 15.7 54 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:34:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute