Event between (160427) 05RL43 and star GA1000:00682741 with event index number of 1967228
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/07 21:01:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:13:12.4 +10:48:11
Equinox of date position of star is 05:14:32.1 +10:49:47
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 137 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 81% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 24.8 AU from the Sun
and 24.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 114 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1089 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=155.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.3 sec chord
Diameter=63.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 160427, (2026/03/07 21:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:25.5 +16:33:36 0.8 10.70 147 Bellatrix 05:26:32.2 +06:22:16 1.6 5.34 133 18 Ori 05:17:31.5 +11:22:07 5.6 0.88 137 PPM 120707 05:13:47.8 +11:23:33 8.5 0.60 138 PPM 120727 05:14:50.3 +10:46:41 8.8 0.07 137 160427 05:14:39.4 +10:49:55 15.3 137 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 160427, (2026/03/07 21:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 10.70 147 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 5.34 133 18 Ori 05:16:04.1 +11:20:29 5.6 0.88 137 PPM 120707 05:12:20.4 +11:21:46 8.5 0.60 138 PPM 120727 05:13:23.3 +10:44:57 8.8 0.07 137 160427 05:13:12.4 +10:48:11 15.3 137 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:17:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute