Event between (555915) 14GX53 and star GA0780:04951484 with event index number of 2476683
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/23 02:35:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:52:34.1 -10:21:54
Equinox of date position of star is 15:53:54.5 -10:26:12
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 15 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 95% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9
Object is 35.1 AU from the Sun
and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 78 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1337 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=498.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.9 sec chord
Diameter=203.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 555915, (2027/04/23 02:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:05.2 -26:29:24 0.9 18.27 11 1Del Oph 16:15:46.8 -03:45:45 2.7 8.58 22 50 Lib 16:02:16.3 -08:29:12 5.5 2.82 17 PPM 230842 15:52:28.0 -11:04:17 8.2 0.74 14 PPM 230877 15:53:57.6 -10:27:56 9.3 0.03 15 555915 15:54:03.8 -10:26:42 17.0 15 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 555915, (2027/04/23 02:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.27 11 1Del Oph 16:14:20.7 -03:41:43 2.7 8.58 22 50 Lib 16:00:47.6 -08:24:41 5.5 2.82 17 PPM 230842 15:50:58.0 -10:59:27 8.2 0.74 14 PPM 230877 15:52:27.9 -10:23:09 9.3 0.03 15 555915 15:52:34.1 -10:21:54 17.0 15 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:45 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute