Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1140:02771685 with event index number of 1757920
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/10/06 17:23:25 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:16:15.6 +25:16:13
Equinox of date position of star is 07:17:45.3 +25:13:31
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 168 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7
Object is 32.0 AU from the Sun
and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1465 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5394 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.9 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2027/10/06 17:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:47:00.9 +27:57:25 1.1 7.05 161 48 Gem 07:14:07.5 +24:04:47 6.2 1.43 168 52 Gem 07:16:23.7 +24:50:04 7.0 0.52 168 PPM 097262 07:16:59.7 +25:15:05 10.2 0.22 168 15875 07:17:57.5 +25:13:09 15.9 167 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 15875, (2027/10/06 17:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 7.05 161 48 Gem 07:12:26.3 +24:07:42 6.2 1.43 168 52 Gem 07:14:42.1 +24:53:04 7.0 0.52 168 PPM 097262 07:15:17.8 +25:18:07 10.2 0.22 168 15875 07:16:15.6 +25:16:13 15.9 168 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 03:10:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute