Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star GA0660:17201123 with event index number of 1704917
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/17 13:33:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:41:23.6 -23:09:50
Equinox of date position of star is 17:42:51.7 -23:10:27
Stellar brightness G=13.7,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 17 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun
and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 292 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1191 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=254.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Diameter=104.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469506, (2027/06/17 13:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:05.7 -26:29:26 0.9 16.65 0 35Eta Oph 17:11:57.3 -15:45:25 2.6 10.43 14 PPM 267109 17:40:24.0 -21:55:35 6.4 1.39 17 PPM 267163 17:44:00.4 -23:21:37 7.7 0.28 17 PPM 267154 17:43:27.3 -22:59:15 9.4 0.21 17 469506 17:43:03.7 -23:10:32 13.7 17 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 469506, (2027/06/17 13:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.65 0 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 10.43 14 PPM 267109 17:38:44.8 -21:54:46 6.4 1.39 17 PPM 267163 17:42:20.1 -23:20:56 7.7 0.28 17 PPM 267154 17:41:47.3 -22:58:33 9.4 0.21 17 469506 17:41:23.6 -23:09:50 13.7 17 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:27:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute