Event between (307251) 02KW14 and star GA0620:22184830 with event index number of 2297324
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/11 13:42:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:44:21.5 -27:53:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:45:54.1 -27:54:03
Stellar brightness G=11.6,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 94 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 43.9 AU from the Sun
and 42.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7
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 857 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5962 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.3 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 307251, (2027/06/11 13:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:05.7 -26:29:26 0.9 16.72 78 34Ups Sco 17:32:38.0 -37:18:53 2.7 9.83 91 3 Sgr 17:49:17.4 -27:50:19 4.2 0.71 95 PPM 267186 17:45:01.5 -27:53:40 6.7 0.24 94 PPM 267203 17:45:45.6 -27:56:24 9.4 0.08 94 307251 17:46:05.3 -27:54:07 11.6 95 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 307251, (2027/06/11 13:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.72 78 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 9.83 91 3 Sgr 17:47:33.6 -27:49:51 4.2 0.71 95 PPM 267186 17:43:17.7 -27:53:02 6.7 0.24 94 PPM 267203 17:44:01.8 -27:55:48 9.4 0.08 94 307251 17:44:21.5 -27:53:31 11.6 94 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:28:49 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute