Event between (535020) 14WG509 and star GA0940:00633995 with event index number of 2261963
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/07 18:29:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:12:31.0 +05:33:14
Equinox of date position of star is 05:13:47.8 +05:34:52
Stellar brightness G=9.9,
use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3
Object is 44.4 AU from the Sun
and 43.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 176 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2082 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=403.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.9 sec chord
Diameter=164.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 535020, (2027/01/07 18:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:38.1 +07:24:35 0.4 10.76 154 Bellatrix 05:26:34.9 +06:22:19 1.6 3.24 148 PPM 148809 05:22:44.9 +04:02:12 6.3 2.68 146 PPM 148583 05:13:16.2 +05:26:24 8.5 0.22 145 535020 05:13:57.6 +05:35:04 9.9 145 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 535020, (2027/01/07 18:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 10.76 154 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 3.24 148 PPM 148809 05:21:19.3 +04:00:43 6.3 2.68 146 PPM 148583 05:11:49.8 +05:24:32 8.5 0.22 145 535020 05:12:31.0 +05:33:14 9.9 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/17 04:22:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute