Event between (525462) 05EO304 and star GA0760:05004851 with event index number of 1672974
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/03/18 14:59:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:33:46.7 -12:05:40
Equinox of date position of star is 14:34:59.5 -12:11:30
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 93 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 82% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 42.8 AU from the Sun
and 42.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 274 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3240 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=348.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.4 sec chord
Diameter=142.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 525462, (2027/03/18 15:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:37.8 -11:18:09 1.0 16.82 77 27Bet Lib 15:18:28.5 -09:28:54 2.6 10.96 102 PPM 229046 14:38:27.2 -12:25:13 6.2 0.81 94 PPM 228914 14:32:46.9 -11:59:23 8.5 0.64 92 PPM 229001 14:36:32.8 -12:09:07 9.7 0.32 93 525462 14:35:15.3 -12:12:46 16.6 93 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 525462, (2027/03/18 15:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 16.82 77 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 10.96 102 PPM 229046 14:36:58.5 -12:18:12 6.2 0.81 94 PPM 228914 14:31:18.5 -11:52:13 8.5 0.64 92 PPM 229001 14:35:04.2 -12:02:03 9.7 0.32 93 525462 14:33:46.7 -12:05:40 16.6 93 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/06 22:30:17 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute