Event between (559800) 15DW224 and star GA0800:04827403 with event index number of 2346309
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/03/13 02:53:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:37:38.7 -09:35:03
Equinox of date position of star is 15:38:56.9 -09:39:41
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 35 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 40.3 AU from the Sun
and 39.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 314 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2695 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=307.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.4 sec chord
Diameter=125.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 559800, (2028/03/13 02:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:08.5 -26:29:31 0.9 20.83 48 27Bet Lib 15:18:31.8 -09:29:06 2.6 5.09 31 PPM 198725 15:35:58.1 -09:16:35 5.6 0.89 35 PPM 198839 15:41:15.7 -09:42:33 8.4 0.51 36 PPM 198803 15:39:48.2 -09:39:54 9.4 0.15 36 559800 15:39:10.7 -09:40:30 16.9 36 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 559800, (2028/03/13 02:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.83 48 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 5.09 31 PPM 198725 15:34:26.4 -09:11:01 5.6 0.89 35 PPM 198839 15:39:43.7 -09:37:10 8.4 0.51 36 PPM 198803 15:38:16.3 -09:34:28 9.4 0.15 36 559800 15:37:38.7 -09:35:03 16.9 36 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/24 04:38:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute