Event between (579246) 14OX415 and star GA0780:09594332 with event index number of 2558585
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/04 18:26:26 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:08:11.0 -10:19:23
Equinox of date position of star is 18:09:24.2 -10:19:06
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 109 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 28.8 AU from the Sun
and 28.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 594 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4688 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=162.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Diameter=66.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 579246, (2027/05/04 18:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:05.3 -26:29:25 0.9 28.34 133 35Eta Oph 17:11:56.9 -15:45:24 2.6 15.07 123 PPM 201392 18:07:36.8 -08:19:11 6.1 2.06 109 PPM 234074 18:09:48.4 -10:32:41 8.0 0.23 109 579246 18:09:41.7 -10:19:02 15.6 108 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, (2027/05/04 18:26UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 28.34 133 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 15.07 123 PPM 201392 18:06:07.4 -08:19:27 6.1 2.06 109 PPM 234074 18:08:17.5 -10:33:03 8.0 0.23 109 579246 18:08:11.0 -10:19:23 15.6 109 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/24 02:01:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute