Event between (33340) 98VG44 and star GA1080:03076063 with event index number of 2196503
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/03/15 00:02:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:23:42.3 +19:11:09
Equinox of date position of star is 08:25:05.3 +19:06:25
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 49 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4
Object is 30.3 AU from the Sun
and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 164 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1161 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.7 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 33340, (2027/03/15 00:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:58.9 +27:57:30 1.1 12.46 38 20 Cnc 08:24:55.1 +18:14:35 5.9 0.86 49 PPM 125249 08:27:24.1 +19:30:53 8.5 0.65 49 PPM 125237 08:26:23.5 +19:04:50 9.7 0.27 49 33340 08:25:16.1 +19:05:48 16.8 49 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 33340, (2027/03/15 00:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 12.46 38 20 Cnc 08:23:21.7 +18:19:55 5.9 0.86 49 PPM 125249 08:25:50.1 +19:36:18 8.5 0.65 49 PPM 125237 08:24:49.7 +19:10:13 9.7 0.27 49 33340 08:23:42.3 +19:11:09 16.8 49 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/30 03:26:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute