Event between (160427) 05RL43 and star GA1000:00797341 with event index number of 1967304
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/05 18:51:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:28:51.3 +10:42:56
Equinox of date position of star is 05:30:11.1 +10:44:00
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 24.8 AU from the Sun
and 23.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 55 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
883 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=155.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Diameter=63.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 160427, (2027/01/05 18:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:38.1 +07:24:35 0.4 7.29 159 Bellatrix 05:26:34.9 +06:22:19 1.6 4.46 159 PPM 121138 05:36:42.7 +10:15:20 5.7 1.64 163 PPM 121036 05:32:23.2 +10:10:53 7.1 0.75 163 PPM 121003 05:30:29.9 +10:30:56 9.0 0.22 163 PPM 121005 05:30:35.7 +10:40:38 11.1 0.08 163 160427 05:30:21.2 +10:44:08 15.3 163 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, (2027/01/05 18:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 7.29 159 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 4.46 159 PPM 121138 05:35:13.2 +10:14:24 5.7 1.64 163 PPM 121036 05:30:53.7 +10:09:46 7.1 0.75 163 PPM 121003 05:29:00.2 +10:29:45 9.0 0.22 163 PPM 121005 05:29:05.9 +10:39:27 11.1 0.08 163 160427 05:28:51.3 +10:42:56 15.3 163 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:23:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute