Event between (482824) 13XC26 and star GA1240:03360433 with event index number of 2317631
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/15 19:09:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:34:24.8 +34:40:57
Equinox of date position of star is 09:35:53.4 +34:34:22
Stellar brightness G=12.9,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 66% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.0
Object is 35.6 AU from the Sun
and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 74 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1366 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.5
Diameter=731.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.0 sec chord
Diameter=298.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 482824, (2027/02/15 19:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:48.9 +11:50:01 1.3 23.99 74 11 LMi 09:37:16.9 +35:41:11 6.5 1.15 59 8 LMi 09:33:11.0 +34:58:55 6.7 0.72 58 PPM 074608 09:35:53.0 +34:41:21 8.6 0.13 59 482824 09:36:03.0 +34:33:39 12.9 59 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 482824, (2027/02/15 19:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 23.99 74 11 LMi 09:35:38.2 +35:48:32 6.5 1.15 59 8 LMi 09:31:32.3 +35:06:10 6.7 0.72 58 PPM 074608 09:34:14.7 +34:48:40 8.6 0.13 59 482824 09:34:24.8 +34:40:57 12.9 59 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:26:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute