Event between (144897) 04UX10 and star GA1000:00347400 with event index number of 1980811
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/26 02:35:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:49:54.5 +10:10:48
Equinox of date position of star is 03:51:13.2 +10:15:05
Stellar brightness G=12.9,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 71 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 21% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5
Object is 39.6 AU from the Sun
and 39.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 138 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1562 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.4
Diameter=776.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 59.9 sec chord
Diameter=316.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 24.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 144897, (2027/09/26 02:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:30.9 +16:33:47 0.8 12.85 59 Menkar 03:03:44.0 +04:11:49 2.5 13.29 84 30 Tau 03:49:47.7 +11:13:36 4.8 1.04 71 PPM 146954 03:51:38.7 +10:00:25 8.4 0.26 71 PPM 119404 03:51:59.5 +10:21:24 11.0 0.17 71 144897 03:51:25.4 +10:15:45 12.9 71 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 144897, (2027/09/26 02:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 12.85 59 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 13.29 84 30 Tau 03:48:16.3 +11:08:35 4.8 1.04 71 PPM 146954 03:50:07.9 +09:55:28 8.4 0.26 71 PPM 119404 03:50:28.5 +10:16:28 11.0 0.17 71 144897 03:49:54.5 +10:10:48 12.9 71 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:38:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute