Event between (579062) 14KF113 and star GA0940:05318052 with event index number of 2557670
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/05 18:21:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:43:15.6 +05:23:54
Equinox of date position of star is 17:44:25.3 +05:23:20
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4
Object is 35.1 AU from the Sun
and 34.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 225 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1859 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=250.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Diameter=102.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 579062, (2027/07/05 18:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:52.1 +38:48:37 0.0 35.53 116 60Bet Oph 17:44:50.0 +04:33:28 2.8 0.83 131 PPM 164771 17:54:34.7 +06:05:52 5.8 2.58 133 PPM 164497 17:45:36.7 +05:42:15 8.4 0.40 131 PPM 164496 17:45:34.3 +05:14:26 9.0 0.28 131 PPM 164487 17:45:14.9 +05:32:39 10.2 0.22 131 579062 17:44:36.7 +05:23:15 14.1 131 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 579062, (2027/07/05 18:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 35.53 116 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 0.83 131 PPM 164771 17:53:14.0 +06:06:07 5.8 2.58 133 PPM 164497 17:44:15.8 +05:42:52 8.4 0.40 131 PPM 164496 17:44:13.1 +05:15:02 9.0 0.28 131 PPM 164487 17:43:53.8 +05:33:16 10.2 0.22 131 579062 17:43:15.6 +05:23:54 14.1 131 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/08/21 03:08:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute