Event between (126719) 02CC249 and star GA0780:04438660 with event index number of 1805891
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/25 14:48:11 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:48:31.0 -11:45:18
Equinox of date position of star is 13:49:45.9 -11:52:15
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 39 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 38.1 AU from the Sun
and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 242 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2771 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=284.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.4 sec chord
Diameter=116.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 126719, (2027/12/25 14:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:40.3 -11:18:23 1.0 5.75 44 86 Vir 13:47:26.1 -12:33:56 5.1 0.92 39 PPM 227806 13:47:21.6 -11:21:35 8.1 0.84 40 PPM 227885 13:50:55.8 -11:50:22 9.7 0.23 39 126719 13:50:00.6 -11:53:36 15.9 38 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 126719, (2027/12/25 14:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 5.75 44 86 Vir 13:45:56.3 -12:25:35 5.1 0.92 39 PPM 227806 13:45:52.2 -11:13:14 8.1 0.84 40 PPM 227885 13:49:26.1 -11:42:05 9.7 0.23 39 126719 13:48:31.0 -11:45:18 15.9 39 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/22 02:40:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute