Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0600:47878721 with event index number of 1734748
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/21 08:33:09 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:41:47.2 -29:36:17
Equinox of date position of star is 19:43:19.2 -29:32:44
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 85% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.9
Object is 14.3 AU from the Sun
and 13.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 324 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
745 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2027/08/21 08:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:10.1 -29:28:30 1.2 42.24 46 38Zet Sgr 19:04:22.0 -29:50:17 2.7 8.51 90 PPM 270317 19:50:54.8 -28:43:06 6.0 1.81 80 PPM 270142 19:42:56.7 -29:40:26 8.5 0.18 82 PPM 270164 19:43:56.5 -29:33:37 9.9 0.10 82 469442 19:43:31.0 -29:32:17 16.3 81 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 469442, (2027/08/21 08:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 42.24 46 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 8.51 90 PPM 270317 19:49:11.8 -28:47:22 6.0 1.81 80 PPM 270142 19:41:12.7 -29:44:25 8.5 0.18 82 PPM 270164 19:42:12.7 -29:37:37 9.9 0.10 82 469442 19:41:47.2 -29:36:17 16.3 82 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:28:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute