Event between (508869) 02VT130 and star GA1140:01966062 with event index number of 1748832
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/06 23:48:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:11:29.8 +24:26:36
Equinox of date position of star is 06:12:54.8 +24:26:11
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 152 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3
Object is 43.3 AU from the Sun
and 43.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 511 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2146 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.9 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 508869, (2027/09/06 23:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:40.3 +07:24:35 0.4 17.48 149 Alhena 06:39:18.6 +16:22:24 1.9 10.12 144 3 Gem 06:11:24.9 +23:06:23 5.5 1.39 152 5 Gem 06:13:14.2 +24:24:42 6.7 0.03 152 508869 06:13:11.7 +24:26:06 15.8 152 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 508869, (2027/09/06 23:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 17.48 149 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 10.12 144 3 Gem 06:09:44.0 +23:06:48 5.5 1.39 152 5 Gem 06:11:32.3 +24:25:11 6.7 0.03 152 508869 06:11:29.8 +24:26:36 15.8 152 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/02/04 03:36:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute