Event between (472651) 15DB216 and star GA0440:08765256 with event index number of 2311785
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/12 22:00:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:27:40.9 -45:29:17
Equinox of date position of star is 14:29:16.3 -45:35:48
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 38% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8
Object is 13.0 AU from the Sun
and 12.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 50 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1143 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=117.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Diameter=48.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 472651, (2027/04/12 21:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Hadar 14:05:46.5 -60:30:11 0.6 15.30 123 Alp Lup 14:43:45.5 -47:30:12 2.3 3.10 129 Tau2Lup 14:27:56.8 -45:30:03 4.0 0.28 127 PPM 319568 14:30:48.6 -45:16:04 8.1 0.42 127 PPM 319551 14:29:32.6 -45:39:24 9.3 0.05 127 472651 14:29:27.2 -45:36:32 16.2 127 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, (2027/04/12 21:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Hadar 14:03:49.3 -60:22:23 0.6 15.30 123 Alp Lup 14:41:55.7 -47:23:18 2.3 3.10 129 Tau2Lup 14:26:10.8 -45:22:45 4.0 0.28 127 PPM 319568 14:29:02.4 -45:08:50 8.1 0.42 127 PPM 319551 14:27:46.2 -45:32:08 9.3 0.05 127 472651 14:27:40.9 -45:29:17 16.2 127 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute