Event between (612161) 00KK4 and star GA0820:09058611 with event index number of 2807938
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/03 19:44:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:17:26.7 -07:45:00
Equinox of date position of star is 18:18:39.4 -07:44:24
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 94 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 44.7 AU from the Sun
and 44.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1064 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3523 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=338.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.8 sec chord
Diameter=138.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 612161, (2027/05/03 19:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:05.3 -26:29:25 0.9 31.73 120 60Bet Oph 17:44:49.5 +04:33:28 2.8 14.95 101 PPM 201730 18:26:10.9 -07:03:33 6.5 1.92 92 PPM 201574 18:18:51.3 -07:16:28 8.5 0.46 94 PPM 201581 18:19:08.3 -07:26:23 9.5 0.30 94 612161 18:18:55.7 -07:44:16 16.9 94 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 612161, (2027/05/03 19:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 31.73 120 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 14.95 101 PPM 201730 18:24:42.4 -07:04:34 6.5 1.92 92 PPM 201574 18:17:22.6 -07:17:11 8.5 0.46 94 PPM 201581 18:17:39.5 -07:27:07 9.5 0.30 94 612161 18:17:26.7 -07:45:00 16.9 94 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/07 22:10:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute