Event between (472651) 15DB216 and star GA0460:07883924 with event index number of 2311708
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/21 17:53:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:35:47.2 -42:24:39
Equinox of date position of star is 14:37:21.3 -42:30:59
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 118 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.0
Object is 13.0 AU from the Sun
and 13.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
9.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 43 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1044 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=117.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=48.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 472651, (2027/01/21 17:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel PPM 360911 14:41:29.3 -60:56:46 0.0 18.43 120 Bet Lup 15:00:19.0 -43:14:28 2.7 4.24 122 PPM 319681 14:37:14.9 -41:38:04 6.1 0.89 118 PPM 319686 14:37:29.2 -42:57:05 8.3 0.42 118 PPM 319673 14:36:49.5 -42:35:08 8.9 0.14 118 472651 14:37:31.3 -42:31:39 15.4 118 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 472651, (2027/01/21 17:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel PPM 360911 14:39:24.2 -60:49:51 0.0 18.43 120 Bet Lup 14:58:31.9 -43:08:03 2.7 4.24 122 PPM 319681 14:35:31.4 -41:31:03 6.1 0.89 118 PPM 319686 14:35:44.8 -42:50:04 8.3 0.42 118 PPM 319673 14:35:05.4 -42:28:06 8.9 0.14 118 472651 14:35:47.2 -42:24:39 15.4 118 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:26:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute