Event between (24835) 95SM55 and star GA1320:01814544 with event index number of 1734944
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/18 15:41:32 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:21:54.9 +42:32:52
Equinox of date position of star is 04:23:35.7 +42:36:11
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 90 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5
Object is 37.6 AU from the Sun
and 37.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 179 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3403 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=704.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 41.7 sec chord
Diameter=287.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 24835, (2027/08/18 15:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:30.5 +16:33:46 0.8 26.21 90 3Iot Aur 04:58:47.8 +33:12:26 2.7 11.65 96 PPM 046963 04:20:03.4 +42:12:23 6.1 0.81 89 PPM 046980 04:21:08.6 +42:26:45 7.2 0.52 89 PPM 046993 04:22:12.3 +42:22:43 9.6 0.38 89 PPM 047027 04:24:36.4 +42:26:30 10.9 0.22 90 24835 04:23:50.8 +42:36:40 15.8 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 24835, (2027/08/18 15:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 26.21 90 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 11.65 96 PPM 046963 04:18:08.2 +42:08:27 6.1 0.81 89 PPM 046980 04:19:13.1 +42:22:51 7.2 0.52 89 PPM 046993 04:20:16.8 +42:18:52 9.6 0.38 89 PPM 047027 04:22:40.7 +42:22:44 10.9 0.22 90 24835 04:21:54.9 +42:32:52 15.8 90 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:37:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute