Event between 02GW32 and star GA0640:17387241 with event index number of 2796215
Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/10 12:15:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:28:46.4 -24:36:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:30:14.4 -24:37:21
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 167 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 61% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1
Object is 36.8 AU from the Sun
and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2486 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5274 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:4E
Star training set for 02GW32, (2028/10/10 12:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:10.6 -26:29:36 0.9 13.51 154 35Eta Oph 17:12:01.8 -15:45:30 2.6 9.87 161 44 Oph 17:28:07.8 -24:11:56 4.2 0.69 167 PPM 266921 17:30:45.9 -24:21:27 8.5 0.27 167 PPM 266919 17:30:42.5 -24:46:12 9.5 0.15 167 02GW32 17:30:32.3 -24:37:33 16.9 168 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 02GW32, (2028/10/10 12:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.51 154 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.87 161 44 Oph 17:26:22.2 -24:10:34 4.2 0.69 167 PPM 266921 17:29:00.2 -24:20:12 8.5 0.27 167 PPM 266919 17:28:56.4 -24:44:56 9.5 0.15 167 02GW32 17:28:46.4 -24:36:17 16.9 167 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/03 04:24:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute