Event between (168703) 00GP183 and star GA0640:08190888 with event index number of 1965897
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/14 10:47:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:41:08.0 -25:50:03
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:37.6 -25:52:46
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 36.8 AU from the Sun
and 37.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 223 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1466 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=368.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.6 sec chord
Diameter=150.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 168703, (2027/02/14 10:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:04.5 -26:29:23 0.9 2.70 167 23Tau Sco 16:37:34.5 -28:16:11 2.8 2.65 166 PPM 265803 16:43:19.1 -27:51:36 6.5 1.98 164 PPM 265780 16:41:45.9 -26:06:42 8.0 0.32 165 168703 16:42:48.0 -25:53:05 16.2 164 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 168703, (2027/02/14 10:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 2.70 167 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 2.65 166 PPM 265803 16:41:37.6 -27:48:35 6.5 1.98 164 PPM 265780 16:40:05.8 -26:03:38 8.0 0.32 165 168703 16:41:08.0 -25:50:03 16.2 165 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/18 03:45:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute