Event between (552033) 13RO98 and star GA1020:19275390 with event index number of 2250884
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/27 16:12:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 23:11:17.0 +13:26:45
Equinox of date position of star is 23:12:30.1 +13:34:41
Stellar brightness G=12.7,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 60 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 37.5 AU from the Sun
and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2250 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=331.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.1 sec chord
Diameter=135.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 552033, (2026/10/27 16:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:42:20.8 +45:22:38 1.3 44.89 80 Markab 23:06:05.9 +15:21:00 2.5 2.36 61 66 Peg 23:24:25.8 +12:27:42 6.3 3.09 58 PPM 142217 23:09:48.2 +13:52:29 8.2 0.74 61 PPM 142295 23:14:58.4 +13:18:45 9.6 0.64 60 PPM 142262 23:12:43.9 +13:57:01 10.1 0.36 60 552033 23:12:37.7 +13:35:30 12.7 60 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 552033, (2026/10/27 16:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Deneb 20:41:25.9 +45:16:49 1.3 44.89 80 Markab 23:04:45.8 +15:12:18 2.5 2.36 61 66 Peg 23:23:04.6 +12:18:51 6.3 3.09 58 PPM 142217 23:08:27.7 +13:43:45 8.2 0.74 61 PPM 142295 23:13:37.6 +13:09:59 9.6 0.64 60 PPM 142262 23:11:23.3 +13:48:16 10.1 0.36 60 552033 23:11:17.0 +13:26:45 12.7 60 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/22 04:07:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute