Event between (578997) 14JR92 and star GA0860:07334212 with event index number of 2557210
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/24 12:12:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:19:44.3 -02:47:13
Equinox of date position of star is 18:20:53.8 -02:46:34
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 70 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5
TNO is 35.0 AU from the Sun
and 34.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 337 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5181 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=157.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Diameter=64.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 578997, (2028/08/24 12:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:10.1 -26:29:35 0.9 35.47 41 60Bet Oph 17:44:53.4 +04:33:26 2.8 11.67 64 58Eta Ser 18:22:47.8 -02:53:16 3.3 0.41 70 PPM 201610 18:20:31.4 -03:09:17 7.9 0.42 70 PPM 201600 18:20:04.5 -02:46:35 10.0 0.29 70 578997 18:21:14.2 -02:46:22 16.7 70 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 578997, (2028/08/24 12:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 35.47 41 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 11.67 64 58Eta Ser 18:21:17.8 -02:54:11 3.3 0.41 70 PPM 201610 18:19:01.2 -03:10:07 7.9 0.42 70 PPM 201600 18:18:34.5 -02:47:23 10.0 0.29 70 578997 18:19:44.3 -02:47:13 16.7 70 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/16 01:19:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute