Event between (524460) 02GF32 and star GA0660:07623204 with event index number of 1680408
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/05 05:59:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:38:51.7 -23:22:51
Equinox of date position of star is 16:40:20.2 -23:25:40
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0
Object is 45.1 AU from the Sun
and 44.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 823 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5601 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.2 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 524460, (2027/04/05 06:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:05.0 -26:29:24 0.9 3.73 105 23Tau Sco 16:37:35.1 -28:16:12 2.8 4.88 103 22 Sco 16:31:52.1 -25:10:22 4.5 2.63 105 PPM 265749 16:39:57.4 -22:56:45 7.7 0.50 103 PPM 265750 16:40:01.3 -23:25:30 9.9 0.11 103 524460 16:40:30.3 -23:25:59 15.4 102 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 524460, (2027/04/05 06:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 3.73 105 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 4.88 103 22 Sco 16:30:12.5 -25:06:55 4.5 2.63 105 PPM 265749 16:38:19.2 -22:53:36 7.7 0.50 103 PPM 265750 16:38:22.7 -23:22:22 9.9 0.11 103 524460 16:38:51.7 -23:22:51 15.4 103 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute