Event between (576257) 12JD68 and star GA0960:06921244 with event index number of 2529272
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/09 20:52:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:23:52.0 +06:45:15
Equinox of date position of star is 18:24:56.6 +06:46:02
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 33 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 28.2 AU from the Sun
and 27.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 339 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1356 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 576257, (2028/06/09 20:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:54.0 +38:48:40 0.0 32.17 62 60Bet Oph 17:44:52.7 +04:33:26 2.8 10.28 37 PPM 165790 18:27:00.9 +08:03:00 5.6 1.35 34 PPM 165704 18:24:11.8 +07:13:23 8.5 0.52 34 PPM 165739 18:25:22.9 +06:50:51 9.5 0.08 33 576257 18:25:15.0 +06:46:16 15.9 33 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 576257, (2028/06/09 20:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 32.17 62 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 10.28 37 PPM 165790 18:25:38.8 +08:01:55 5.6 1.35 34 PPM 165704 18:22:49.1 +07:12:25 8.5 0.52 34 PPM 165739 18:23:59.9 +06:49:50 9.5 0.08 33 576257 18:23:52.0 +06:45:15 15.9 33 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/14 01:51:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute