Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0640:18224799 with event index number of 1776864
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/28 09:32:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:41:04.7 -24:45:36
Equinox of date position of star is 17:42:35.0 -24:46:15
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1
Object is 42.1 AU from the Sun
and 42.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1311 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5027 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.8 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 363401, (2027/09/28 09:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:06.8 -26:29:28 0.9 16.23 88 35Eta Oph 17:11:58.3 -15:45:26 2.6 11.55 97 51 Oph 17:33:06.6 -23:58:54 4.8 2.34 102 PPM 267136 17:42:31.5 -23:50:55 8.2 0.93 104 PPM 267145 17:42:56.1 -24:26:35 9.5 0.33 104 363401 17:42:47.0 -24:46:20 16.7 104 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 363401, (2027/09/28 09:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.23 88 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.55 97 51 Oph 17:31:25.0 -23:57:46 4.8 2.34 102 PPM 267136 17:40:49.9 -23:50:10 8.2 0.93 104 PPM 267145 17:41:14.0 -24:25:52 9.5 0.33 104 363401 17:41:04.7 -24:45:36 16.7 104 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:28:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute