Event between (174567) Varda and star GA0880:06690162 with event index number of 2167223
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/20 11:43:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:59:42.0 -01:41:33
Equinox of date position of star is 18:00:57.3 -01:41:32
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 91 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2
Object is 45.5 AU from the Sun
and 45.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.6
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 194 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3501 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1259.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 83.6 sec chord
Diameter=514.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 34.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 174567, (2027/08/20 11:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:06.4 -26:29:27 0.9 32.90 113 60Bet Oph 17:44:50.3 +04:33:27 2.8 7.46 94 PPM 164879 17:58:29.3 +00:03:54 5.9 1.88 91 PPM 180223 18:04:13.3 -01:20:03 8.2 0.85 90 PPM 180216 18:01:40.6 -01:41:28 9.3 0.14 91 174567 18:01:08.1 -01:41:32 15.6 90 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 174567, (2027/08/20 11:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 32.90 113 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 7.46 94 PPM 164879 17:57:04.3 +00:03:59 5.9 1.88 91 PPM 180223 18:02:47.4 -01:20:12 8.2 0.85 90 PPM 180216 18:00:14.6 -01:41:30 9.3 0.14 91 174567 17:59:42.0 -01:41:33 15.6 91 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/28 22:13:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute