Event between (385266) 01QB298 and star GA0920:00018330 with event index number of 1735269
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/12 16:38:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 00:11:47.0 +03:10:02
Equinox of date position of star is 00:12:55.0 +03:17:24
Stellar brightness G=12.7,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 95 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 82% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 40.8 AU from the Sun
and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 454 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5709 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=261.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.9 sec chord
Diameter=106.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 385266, (2027/08/12 16:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:10.1 -29:28:30 1.2 37.28 65 Algenib 00:14:39.7 +15:20:13 2.8 12.02 100 44 Psc 00:26:49.3 +02:05:32 5.8 3.62 97 PPM 143227 00:12:30.8 +04:17:12 8.3 0.98 95 PPM 143260 00:14:25.6 +03:06:10 8.9 0.38 95 385266 00:13:12.0 +03:19:15 12.7 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 385266, (2027/08/12 16:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 37.28 65 Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 12.02 100 44 Psc 00:25:24.2 +01:56:22 5.8 3.62 97 PPM 143227 00:11:05.7 +04:07:59 8.3 0.98 95 PPM 143260 00:13:00.6 +02:56:58 8.9 0.38 95 385266 00:11:47.0 +03:10:02 12.7 95 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/28 00:10:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute