Event between (559177) 15BF518 and star GA0740:05079433 with event index number of 2642730
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/07 23:17:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:53:49.4 -14:49:53
Equinox of date position of star is 13:55:07.8 -14:56:59
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 144 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3
Object is 17.6 AU from the Sun
and 16.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1293 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=62.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=25.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 559177, (2027/05/07 23:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:38.3 -11:18:11 1.0 7.88 137 PPM 228240 14:05:56.1 -15:06:07 6.3 2.57 147 PPM 227984 13:55:20.4 -14:47:53 7.9 0.17 144 559177 13:55:18.1 -14:57:54 16.7 145 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 559177, (2027/05/07 23:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 7.88 137 PPM 228240 14:04:26.9 -14:58:19 6.3 2.57 147 PPM 227984 13:53:51.7 -14:39:52 7.9 0.17 144 559177 13:53:49.4 -14:49:53 16.7 144 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:17:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute