Event between (550310) 12DD86 and star GA0800:05607582 with event index number of 2400232
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/15 23:11:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:58:13.7 -09:42:03
Equinox of date position of star is 16:59:34.4 -09:44:13
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 66 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 55% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 19.6 AU from the Sun
and 18.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 93 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
753 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=30.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 550310, (2028/05/15 23:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:09.1 -26:29:33 0.9 18.07 71 13Zet Oph 16:38:43.5 -10:37:20 2.6 5.26 71 PPM 232375 16:59:00.4 -11:00:22 6.3 1.28 66 PPM 232398 16:59:46.3 -10:35:15 7.8 0.84 66 PPM 200220 17:00:07.0 -09:46:03 8.8 0.08 66 550310 16:59:47.3 -09:44:33 16.6 66 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 550310, (2028/05/15 23:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.07 71 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 5.26 71 PPM 232375 16:57:26.0 -10:57:50 6.3 1.28 66 PPM 232398 16:58:12.2 -10:32:45 7.8 0.84 66 PPM 200220 16:58:33.5 -09:43:34 8.8 0.08 66 550310 16:58:13.7 -09:42:03 16.6 66 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:04 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute