Event between (579246) 14OX415 and star GA0780:09526970 with event index number of 2558561
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/26 21:39:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:07:31.4 -10:41:02
Equinox of date position of star is 18:08:44.8 -10:40:47
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 43 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 28.8 AU from the Sun
and 29.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.3
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 457 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2915 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=162.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Diameter=66.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 579246, (2027/02/26 21:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:04.6 -26:29:23 0.9 27.99 17 35Eta Oph 17:11:56.3 -15:45:24 2.6 14.79 28 64Nu Oph 18:00:31.4 -09:46:28 3.3 2.28 41 PPM 234074 18:09:47.8 -10:32:42 8.0 0.23 43 579246 18:09:01.8 -10:40:43 15.0 43 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 579246, (2027/02/26 21:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 27.99 17 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 14.79 28 64Nu Oph 17:59:01.6 -09:46:28 3.3 2.28 41 PPM 234074 18:08:17.5 -10:33:03 8.0 0.23 43 579246 18:07:31.4 -10:41:02 15.0 43 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/23 01:25:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute