Event between (28978) Ixion and star GA0580:26681392 with event index number of 1108625
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/08/28 09:40:39 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:55:53.4 -30:16:49
Equinox of date position of star is 17:57:15.8 -30:16:55
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 135 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 68% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.6
TNO is 38.7 AU from the Sun
and 38.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 563 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4165 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 154.0 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 62.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 28978, (2021/08/28 09:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:44.3 -26:28:42 0.9 19.38 154 34Ups Sco 17:32:14.3 -37:18:40 2.7 8.74 138 PPM 296839 17:50:34.9 -31:42:31 4.9 2.02 136 PPM 297028 17:57:49.6 -30:11:56 7.3 0.14 135 28978 17:57:16.9 -30:16:55 17.0 135 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 28978, (2021/08/28 09:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.38 154 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 8.74 138 PPM 296839 17:49:10.5 -31:42:12 4.9 2.02 136 PPM 297028 17:56:26.2 -30:11:51 7.3 0.14 135 28978 17:55:53.4 -30:16:49 17.0 135 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/20 01:11:17 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute