Event between (492338) 14FW and star GA0660:38670228 with event index number of 2322497
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/11 14:44:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:39:11.7 -23:53:34
Equinox of date position of star is 20:40:38.0 -23:48:19
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 135 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8
Object is 17.6 AU from the Sun
and 17.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 389 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
946 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=59.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=24.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 492338, (2027/04/11 14:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:09.0 -29:28:37 1.2 31.32 107 38Zet Sgr 19:04:20.7 -29:50:19 2.7 22.30 157 PPM 271487 20:43:01.6 -25:54:05 6.2 2.17 135 PPM 271457 20:41:48.6 -23:40:23 6.8 0.26 135 PPM 271429 20:40:36.6 -23:58:50 8.8 0.19 135 492338 20:40:47.9 -23:47:42 14.5 134 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 492338, (2027/04/11 14:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 31.32 107 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 22.30 157 PPM 271487 20:41:24.3 -26:00:01 6.2 2.17 135 PPM 271457 20:40:12.5 -23:46:16 6.8 0.26 135 PPM 271429 20:39:00.3 -24:04:41 8.8 0.19 135 492338 20:39:11.7 -23:53:34 14.5 135 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute