Event between (578832) 14GP53 and star GA0740:07988444 with event index number of 2550820
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/10 02:32:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:25:06.5 -15:51:27
Equinox of date position of star is 17:26:22.6 -15:52:32
Stellar brightness G=13.8,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 23.3 AU from the Sun
and 22.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 323 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1910 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=98.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Diameter=40.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 578832, (2027/05/10 02:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:05.4 -26:29:25 0.9 16.72 152 35Eta Oph 17:11:56.9 -15:45:25 2.6 3.55 157 PPM 232892 17:19:53.9 -16:20:19 5.9 1.69 159 PPM 233011 17:25:10.7 -16:03:43 7.0 0.40 160 PPM 233022 17:25:57.9 -15:50:26 9.4 0.18 160 578832 17:26:40.9 -15:52:48 13.8 161 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 578832, (2027/05/10 02:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.72 152 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 3.55 157 PPM 232892 17:18:19.3 -16:18:42 5.9 1.69 159 PPM 233011 17:23:36.2 -16:02:18 7.0 0.40 160 PPM 233022 17:24:23.6 -15:49:03 9.4 0.18 160 578832 17:25:06.5 -15:51:27 13.8 160 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/25 00:15:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute