Event between (469505) 03FE128 and star GA0700:07502553 with event index number of 1666745
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/13 00:02:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:00:26.3 -19:22:30
Equinox of date position of star is 17:01:52.6 -19:24:34
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 36% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 36.9 AU from the Sun
and 37.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.2
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 177 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1444 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=322.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.1 sec chord
Diameter=131.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 469505, (2027/02/13 00:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:04.5 -26:29:23 0.9 10.04 148 35Eta Oph 17:11:56.1 -15:45:24 2.6 4.35 138 29 Oph 17:03:26.6 -18:55:23 5.9 0.59 140 PPM 232457 17:01:54.5 -19:12:24 8.3 0.21 141 469505 17:02:02.0 -19:24:48 16.6 140 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 469505, (2027/02/13 00:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 10.04 148 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 4.35 138 29 Oph 17:01:51.2 -18:53:08 5.9 0.59 140 PPM 232457 17:00:18.9 -19:10:06 8.3 0.21 141 469505 17:00:26.3 -19:22:30 16.6 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:26:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute