Event between (84522) 02TC302 and star GA1300:01029242 with event index number of 2437583
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/30 20:04:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:20:05.3 +40:05:19
Equinox of date position of star is 03:21:40.6 +40:10:29
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 123 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 85% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3
Object is 42.3 AU from the Sun
and 42.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 190 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2441 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.9
Diameter=981.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 77.5 sec chord
Diameter=400.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 31.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 84522, (2028/08/30 20:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:34.1 +16:33:53 0.8 28.75 137 Algol 03:10:02.8 +41:03:50 2.1 2.43 121 PPM 046142 03:27:03.9 +41:21:24 6.4 1.51 124 PPM 046129 03:26:19.8 +40:08:37 8.5 0.83 124 PPM 046023 03:21:02.6 +40:16:30 9.2 0.20 123 84522 03:21:58.3 +40:11:27 16.5 124 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 84522, (2028/08/30 20:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 28.75 137 Algol 03:08:10.1 +40:57:20 2.1 2.43 121 PPM 046142 03:25:09.4 +41:15:27 6.4 1.51 124 PPM 046129 03:24:26.5 +40:02:38 8.5 0.83 124 PPM 046023 03:19:09.6 +40:10:20 9.2 0.20 123 84522 03:20:05.3 +40:05:19 16.5 123 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:41:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute