Event between (533559) 14JG80 and star GA0720:11797725 with event index number of 2588422
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/28 18:08:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:36:35.7 -16:49:01
Equinox of date position of star is 17:37:55.3 -16:49:46
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 34% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 26.5 AU from the Sun
and 25.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2093 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=157.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=64.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 533559, (2027/06/28 18:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:05.9 -26:29:26 0.9 18.31 136 35Eta Oph 17:11:57.4 -15:45:25 2.6 6.39 126 PPM 233351 17:39:10.9 -15:35:07 6.2 1.27 119 PPM 233310 17:37:49.6 -17:52:47 7.8 1.05 120 PPM 233341 17:38:50.1 -16:44:06 9.6 0.18 120 533559 17:38:11.3 -16:49:55 16.5 119 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, (2027/06/28 18:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.31 136 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 6.39 126 PPM 233351 17:37:36.2 -15:34:15 6.2 1.27 119 PPM 233310 17:36:13.2 -17:51:52 7.8 1.05 120 PPM 233341 17:37:14.6 -16:43:13 9.6 0.18 120 533559 17:36:35.7 -16:49:01 16.5 120 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/21 03:01:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute