Event between (84522) 02TC302 and star GA1280:00841315 with event index number of 2437535
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/08/15 23:22:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:14:51.0 +38:55:36
Equinox of date position of star is 03:16:25.1 +39:00:55
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 107 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3
Object is 42.5 AU from the Sun
and 42.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 161 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2242 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.9
Diameter=981.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 70.8 sec chord
Diameter=400.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 28.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 84522, (2027/08/15 23:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:30.5 +16:33:46 0.8 28.57 121 Algol 03:09:58.7 +41:03:36 2.1 2.40 107 28Ome Per 03:13:05.0 +39:42:51 5.8 0.97 107 PPM 068263 03:17:28.6 +38:37:04 8.0 0.44 108 PPM 068260 03:17:20.1 +38:46:26 10.0 0.29 108 84522 03:16:38.5 +39:01:40 16.6 108 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 84522, (2027/08/15 23:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 28.57 121 Algol 03:08:10.1 +40:57:20 2.1 2.40 107 28Ome Per 03:11:17.3 +39:36:41 5.8 0.97 107 PPM 068263 03:15:41.4 +38:31:02 8.0 0.44 108 PPM 068260 03:15:32.8 +38:40:24 10.0 0.29 108 84522 03:14:51.0 +38:55:36 16.6 107 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:29:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute