Event between (127546) 02XU93 and star GA1480:05274292 with event index number of 1470863
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/08/23 00:44:28 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:08:49.3 +59:21:45
Equinox of date position of star is 16:09:15.5 +59:17:59
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 79 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8
Object is 27.9 AU from the Sun
and 28.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 34.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 292 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5719 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 127546, (2025/08/23 00:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:48.4 +38:48:31 0.0 31.12 109 23Bet Dra 17:31:00.8 +52:17:00 2.8 13.38 92 13The Dra 16:02:22.6 +58:29:49 4.0 1.20 78 PPM 035343 16:11:48.9 +59:23:00 8.2 0.33 79 PPM 035332 16:10:34.8 +59:13:16 8.8 0.18 79 PPM 035320 16:09:17.7 +59:07:19 11.2 0.17 79 127546 16:09:17.1 +59:17:46 15.3 79 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 127546, (2025/08/23 00:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 31.12 109 23Bet Dra 17:30:25.9 +52:18:05 2.8 13.38 92 13The Dra 16:01:52.5 +58:34:02 4.0 1.20 78 PPM 035343 16:11:21.7 +59:26:55 8.2 0.33 79 PPM 035332 16:10:07.1 +59:17:12 8.8 0.18 79 PPM 035320 16:08:49.6 +59:11:18 11.2 0.17 79 127546 16:08:49.3 +59:21:45 15.3 79 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:30:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute