Event between (579062) 14KF113 and star GA0940:05429976 with event index number of 2557803
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/13 14:20:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:48:08.5 +04:51:39
Equinox of date position of star is 17:49:18.5 +04:51:16
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 49% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 35.1 AU from the Sun
and 34.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 244 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4784 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=250.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Diameter=102.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 579062, (2028/08/13 14:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:54.4 +38:48:41 0.0 35.69 102 60Bet Oph 17:44:53.3 +04:33:26 2.8 1.20 135 PPM 164771 17:54:37.9 +06:05:51 5.8 1.77 132 PPM 164577 17:48:35.0 +04:25:15 8.3 0.50 134 PPM 164591 17:49:06.0 +04:55:49 9.2 0.14 134 579062 17:49:33.2 +04:51:11 15.4 133 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 579062, (2028/08/13 14:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 35.69 102 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 1.20 135 PPM 164771 17:53:14.0 +06:06:07 5.8 1.77 132 PPM 164577 17:47:10.0 +04:25:45 8.3 0.50 134 PPM 164591 17:47:41.3 +04:56:18 9.2 0.14 134 579062 17:48:08.5 +04:51:39 15.4 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/08/26 02:47:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute