Event between (535229) 14YG50 and star GA1080:03099733 with event index number of 2244849
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/18 15:27:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:31:50.7 +18:14:12
Equinox of date position of star is 08:33:09.9 +18:09:25
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 62 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.7
Object is 35.9 AU from the Sun
and 34.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 211 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3589 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=215.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=88.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 535229, (2027/01/18 15:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:58.2 +27:57:31 1.1 14.49 49 25 Cnc 08:27:21.6 +16:57:20 6.2 1.86 61 31The Cnc 08:33:08.1 +18:00:04 7.1 0.15 62 535229 08:33:23.2 +18:08:37 16.0 62 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 535229, (2027/01/18 15:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.8 +28:01:33 1.1 14.49 49 25 Cnc 08:25:49.6 +17:02:43 6.2 1.86 61 31The Cnc 08:31:35.7 +18:05:39 7.1 0.15 62 535229 08:31:50.7 +18:14:12 16.0 62 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 04:14:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute