Event between (602716) 14OP394 and star GA0980:00172971 with event index number of 2722164
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/14 23:14:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:51:12.7 +08:06:26
Equinox of date position of star is 01:52:22.6 +08:12:57
Stellar brightness G=13.1,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 136 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 88% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 46.7 AU from the Sun
and 46.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 878 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3642 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=364.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 43.7 sec chord
Diameter=148.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 602716, (2027/07/14 23:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:30.2 +16:33:45 0.8 41.02 170 6Bet Ari 01:56:10.0 +20:56:30 2.6 12.73 142 110Omi Psc 01:46:51.1 +09:17:43 4.3 1.78 136 PPM 145055 01:53:10.8 +07:42:39 8.4 0.55 136 PPM 145058 01:53:25.8 +08:12:05 9.8 0.19 137 602716 01:52:39.9 +08:14:33 13.1 137 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 602716, (2027/07/14 23:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 41.02 170 6Bet Ari 01:54:38.6 +20:48:26 2.6 12.73 142 110Omi Psc 01:45:23.7 +09:09:29 4.3 1.78 136 PPM 145055 01:51:43.9 +07:34:33 8.4 0.55 136 PPM 145058 01:51:58.7 +08:03:59 9.8 0.19 137 602716 01:51:12.7 +08:06:26 13.1 136 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/27 00:17:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute