Event between (533559) 14JG80 and star GA0720:14347506 with event index number of 2588283
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/03/15 21:10:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:45:12.4 -16:47:10
Equinox of date position of star is 17:46:32.0 -16:47:39
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 26.5 AU from the Sun
and 26.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 538 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2306 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=157.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.4 sec chord
Diameter=64.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 533559, (2027/03/15 21:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:04.8 -26:29:24 0.9 20.05 162 35Eta Oph 17:11:56.4 -15:45:24 2.6 8.43 165 PPM 233599 17:49:09.9 -14:44:01 5.9 2.14 167 PPM 233552 17:46:33.9 -16:46:20 8.4 0.06 169 533559 17:46:47.0 -16:47:44 16.3 169 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 533559, (2027/03/15 21:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.05 162 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 8.43 165 PPM 233599 17:47:36.7 -14:43:34 5.9 2.14 167 PPM 233552 17:44:59.3 -16:45:46 8.4 0.06 169 533559 17:45:12.4 -16:47:10 16.3 169 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/19 03:00:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute