Event between (552678) 10JG210 and star GA0800:18647601 with event index number of 2224589
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/03/16 21:15:05 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:12:59.1 -09:54:29
Equinox of date position of star is 19:14:14.5 -09:52:04
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 64% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3
TNO is 17.5 AU from the Sun
and 17.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 182 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1417 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=114.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Diameter=46.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 552678, (2027/03/16 21:19UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:04.8 -26:29:24 0.9 41.98 148 Nunki 18:56:57.0 -26:15:37 2.0 16.92 179 20 Aql 19:14:09.2 -07:53:31 5.3 1.97 161 PPM 235675 19:15:05.9 -10:18:04 8.2 0.47 163 PPM 202660 19:14:42.4 -09:38:17 9.2 0.23 163 552678 19:14:28.7 -09:51:36 15.3 163 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 552678, (2027/03/16 21:19UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 41.98 148 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 16.92 179 20 Aql 19:12:40.7 -07:56:22 5.3 1.97 161 PPM 235675 19:13:35.9 -10:20:58 8.2 0.47 163 PPM 202660 19:13:12.8 -09:41:10 9.2 0.23 163 552678 19:12:59.1 -09:54:29 15.3 163 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/19 03:00:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute