Event between (208996) 03AZ84 and star GA0940:03314200 with event index number of 2177599
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/15 16:57:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:52:36.0 +04:48:18
Equinox of date position of star is 08:53:52.7 +04:42:44
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 49% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2
Object is 43.5 AU from the Sun
and 42.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 89 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1673 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.8
Diameter=1061.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 43.8 sec chord
Diameter=433.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 208996, (2027/01/15 16:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:48.6 +11:50:02 1.3 20.05 126 Alphard 09:28:55.0 -08:46:38 2.0 16.04 123 PPM 155117 08:53:49.7 +05:14:14 6.5 0.54 111 PPM 155110 08:53:28.6 +04:21:48 7.2 0.36 111 PPM 155101 08:53:02.0 +04:52:14 9.3 0.30 111 208996 08:54:01.3 +04:42:06 15.8 112 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 208996, (2027/01/15 16:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 20.05 126 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 16.04 123 PPM 155117 08:52:24.2 +05:20:25 6.5 0.54 111 PPM 155110 08:52:03.4 +04:27:59 7.2 0.36 111 PPM 155101 08:51:36.5 +04:58:24 9.3 0.30 111 208996 08:52:36.0 +04:48:18 15.8 111 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:25:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute