Event between (533396) 14GQ53 and star GA0780:11462448 with event index number of 2591468
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/10/13 20:06:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:29:07.8 -11:38:25
Equinox of date position of star is 18:30:21.7 -11:37:27
Stellar brightness G=12.6,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2
TNO is 22.6 AU from the Sun
and 22.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 269 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2110 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=79.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=32.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 533396, (2027/10/13 20:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:06.9 -26:29:28 0.9 31.80 110 Nunki 18:56:59.2 -26:15:34 2.0 15.90 78 PPM 234650 18:32:58.2 -10:46:28 6.0 1.01 81 PPM 234651 18:32:59.4 -12:00:01 8.0 0.68 82 PPM 234586 18:30:10.0 -11:46:46 9.1 0.20 82 533396 18:30:40.8 -11:37:12 12.6 82 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 533396, (2027/10/13 20:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 31.80 110 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 15.90 78 PPM 234650 18:31:25.7 -10:47:46 6.0 1.01 81 PPM 234651 18:31:26.1 -12:01:19 8.0 0.68 82 PPM 234586 18:28:36.9 -11:47:58 9.1 0.20 82 533396 18:29:07.8 -11:38:25 12.6 82 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/29 00:24:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute