Event between (160427) 05RL43 and star GA1000:01040531 with event index number of 1967381
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/31 02:56:50 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:48:50.9 +11:35:20
Equinox of date position of star is 05:50:11.2 +11:35:42
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 62 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 24.9 AU from the Sun
and 25.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
955 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=155.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=63.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 160427, (2027/08/31 02:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:40.2 +07:24:35 0.4 4.46 61 Bellatrix 05:26:37.0 +06:22:21 1.6 7.86 68 134 Tau 05:51:06.2 +12:39:28 4.8 1.08 62 PPM 121422 05:50:20.2 +12:00:15 6.9 0.41 62 PPM 121417 05:50:00.8 +11:43:24 9.1 0.16 62 160427 05:50:23.6 +11:35:45 15.8 62 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, (2027/08/31 02:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 4.46 61 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 7.86 68 134 Tau 05:49:32.8 +12:39:04 4.8 1.08 62 PPM 121422 05:48:47.3 +11:59:50 6.9 0.41 62 PPM 121417 05:48:28.0 +11:42:58 9.1 0.16 62 160427 05:48:50.9 +11:35:20 15.8 62 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:34:17 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute