Event between (2060) Chiron and star GA1000:00152747 with event index number of 1558932
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/27 13:10:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:43:25.5 +10:51:21
Equinox of date position of star is 01:44:43.1 +10:58:39
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 25 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.1
Object is 18.2 AU from the Sun
and 17.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 27 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
630 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=434.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.9 sec chord
Diameter=177.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 2060, (2026/10/27 13:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:27.8 +16:33:40 0.8 42.20 20 6Bet Ari 01:56:07.6 +20:56:17 2.6 10.31 19 110Omi Psc 01:46:48.8 +09:17:30 4.3 1.77 26 PPM 117596 01:44:01.1 +10:22:43 7.5 0.64 26 PPM 117598 01:44:15.6 +11:13:12 8.8 0.27 25 PPM 117607 01:44:41.2 +10:45:07 10.2 0.24 25 2060 01:44:51.0 +10:59:24 17.0 25 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 2060, (2026/10/27 13:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 42.20 20 6Bet Ari 01:54:38.5 +20:48:26 2.6 10.31 19 110Omi Psc 01:45:23.7 +09:09:29 4.3 1.77 26 PPM 117596 01:42:35.8 +10:14:40 7.5 0.64 26 PPM 117598 01:42:50.1 +11:05:08 8.8 0.27 25 PPM 117607 01:43:15.8 +10:37:04 10.2 0.24 25 2060 01:43:25.5 +10:51:21 17.0 25 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:35:24 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute