Event between (612524) 02VD130 and star GA1120:03137523 with event index number of 2814351
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/12/11 23:00:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:13:50.8 +23:56:19
Equinox of date position of star is 08:15:13.4 +23:52:02
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 87 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 21% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 33.3 AU from the Sun
and 32.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 897 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3958 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=206.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=84.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E+4:2II
Star training set for 612524, (2028/12/11 22:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:47:05.3 +27:57:14 1.1 7.60 94 PPM 098486 08:15:24.4 +23:02:54 6.5 0.80 86 PPM 098509 08:16:52.0 +23:39:24 9.2 0.35 86 PPM 098478 08:15:13.2 +23:49:04 10.2 0.09 86 612524 08:15:34.0 +23:50:57 16.7 86 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 612524, (2028/12/11 22:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.8 +28:01:33 1.1 7.60 94 PPM 098486 08:13:41.6 +23:08:15 6.5 0.80 86 PPM 098509 08:15:08.9 +23:44:49 9.2 0.35 86 PPM 098478 08:13:29.9 +23:54:25 10.2 0.09 86 612524 08:13:50.8 +23:56:19 16.7 86 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 22:33:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute