Event between (118228) 96TQ66 and star GA1260:01779224 with event index number of 2111205
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/13 00:25:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:11:05.7 +37:09:37
Equinox of date position of star is 05:12:44.2 +37:11:18
Stellar brightness G=14.2,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 90 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8
Object is 36.1 AU from the Sun
and 35.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 392 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2064 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=224.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Diameter=91.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 118228, (2027/01/13 00:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:28.5 +16:33:42 0.8 22.07 81 3Iot Aur 04:58:45.5 +33:12:23 2.7 4.92 87 PPM 070048 05:15:07.4 +37:21:59 6.5 0.47 91 PPM 069986 05:11:46.2 +37:02:11 8.3 0.28 90 PPM 070024 05:13:41.5 +37:09:26 10.0 0.16 90 118228 05:12:55.6 +37:11:30 14.2 91 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 118228, (2027/01/13 00:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 22.07 81 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 4.92 87 PPM 070048 05:13:17.2 +37:20:12 6.5 0.47 91 PPM 069986 05:09:56.4 +37:00:16 8.3 0.28 90 PPM 070024 05:11:51.5 +37:07:35 10.0 0.16 90 118228 05:11:05.7 +37:09:37 14.2 90 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:31:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute