Event between (15820) 94TB and star GA1220:01842159 with event index number of 1736349
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/17 07:52:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:30:34.1 +33:09:11
Equinox of date position of star is 05:32:09.3 +33:10:11
Stellar brightness G=14.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 119 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 27.6 AU from the Sun
and 28.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 342 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1288 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=183.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=75.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15820, (2027/08/17 07:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:30.5 +16:33:46 0.8 20.71 105 Alnath 05:28:02.4 +28:37:42 1.6 4.64 118 PPM 070534 05:35:16.0 +32:49:04 6.5 0.70 119 PPM 070489 05:33:00.0 +33:17:59 9.6 0.18 119 15820 05:32:23.0 +33:10:19 14.6 119 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 15820, (2027/08/17 07:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 20.71 105 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 4.64 118 PPM 070534 05:33:27.4 +32:48:03 6.5 0.70 119 PPM 070489 05:31:11.0 +33:16:52 9.6 0.18 119 15820 05:30:34.1 +33:09:11 14.6 119 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/25 04:11:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute