Event between (84922) 03VS2 and star GA1200:02600162 with event index number of 2405536
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/11/02 20:17:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:31:57.3 +30:12:03
Equinox of date position of star is 06:33:30.2 +30:10:54
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8
Object is 37.0 AU from the Sun
and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.9
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 389 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1931 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.0
Diameter=968.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 80.6 sec chord
Diameter=395.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 32.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 84922, (2027/11/02 20:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:47:01.1 +27:57:24 1.1 16.15 158 Alhena 06:39:19.2 +16:22:23 1.9 13.86 168 48 Aur 06:30:21.4 +30:28:24 6.4 0.79 174 PPM 071762 06:34:51.7 +30:18:09 8.3 0.27 173 PPM 071725 06:33:27.4 +30:06:19 9.6 0.10 174 84922 06:33:44.3 +30:10:43 16.1 173 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 84922, (2027/11/02 20:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 16.15 158 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 13.86 168 48 Aur 06:28:34.1 +30:29:35 6.4 0.79 174 PPM 071762 06:33:04.6 +30:19:31 8.3 0.27 173 PPM 071725 06:31:40.5 +30:07:38 9.6 0.10 174 84922 06:31:57.3 +30:12:03 16.1 173 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:33:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute