Event between (55565) 02AW197 and star GA0800:03964667 with event index number of 2250778
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/06 21:13:50 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:18:58.5 -08:19:27
Equinox of date position of star is 10:20:11.2 -08:26:48
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 109 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.1
Object is 44.4 AU from the Sun
and 44.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 177 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1840 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1219.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 117.7 sec chord
Diameter=497.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 48.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 55565, (2027/05/06 21:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:49.6 +11:49:57 1.3 20.46 98 Alphard 09:28:55.9 -08:46:43 2.0 12.71 97 22Eps Sex 10:18:59.4 -08:12:23 5.2 0.42 108 PPM 193295 10:20:04.1 -08:47:53 8.5 0.34 109 55565 10:20:20.3 -08:27:44 14.1 109 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 55565, (2027/05/06 21:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 20.46 98 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 12.71 97 22Eps Sex 10:17:37.6 -08:04:08 5.2 0.42 108 PPM 193295 10:18:42.3 -08:39:37 8.5 0.34 109 55565 10:18:58.5 -08:19:27 14.1 109 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:27:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute