Event between (149349) 02VA131 and star GA1080:00610789 with event index number of 1769338
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/11/05 00:31:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:35:55.1 +18:56:22
Equinox of date position of star is 04:37:19.7 +18:59:14
Stellar brightness G=15.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 38% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 34.5 AU from the Sun
and 33.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 244 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1962 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
Star training set for 149349, (2027/11/05 00:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:31.3 +16:33:47 0.8 2.43 131 3Iot Aur 04:58:48.7 +33:12:27 2.7 14.99 137 PPM 120015 04:35:09.9 +18:04:23 6.3 1.08 131 PPM 120081 04:38:52.1 +18:35:50 7.8 0.51 132 PPM 120082 04:38:57.7 +18:44:27 9.8 0.42 132 PPM 120059 04:37:25.8 +18:51:30 10.7 0.14 132 149349 04:37:32.6 +18:59:40 15.1 132 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 149349, (2027/11/05 00:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 2.43 131 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:57 2.7 14.99 137 PPM 120015 04:33:33.0 +18:01:00 6.3 1.08 131 PPM 120081 04:37:14.8 +18:32:34 7.8 0.51 132 PPM 120082 04:37:20.2 +18:41:12 9.8 0.42 132 PPM 120059 04:35:48.3 +18:48:11 10.7 0.14 132 149349 04:35:55.1 +18:56:22 15.1 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/24 04:39:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute