Event between (87269) 00OO67 and star GA0940:00556187 with event index number of 1777338
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/03/21 00:40:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:59:36.2 +04:13:10
Equinox of date position of star is 05:00:53.8 +04:15:16
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 87 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.7
Object is 34.8 AU from the Sun
and 35.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 343 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4765 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=87.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=35.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 87269, (2027/03/21 00:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:50.8 -08:10:20 0.1 12.97 84 Bellatrix 05:26:35.5 +06:22:19 1.6 6.70 80 PPM 148183 04:57:25.3 +05:26:24 6.3 1.49 88 PPM 148301 05:02:13.9 +04:36:20 7.7 0.46 87 PPM 148281 05:01:21.9 +04:31:40 9.2 0.28 87 87269 05:01:02.5 +04:15:30 16.4 86 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 87269, (2027/03/21 00:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 12.97 84 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 6.70 80 PPM 148183 04:55:58.3 +05:23:56 6.3 1.49 88 PPM 148301 05:00:47.4 +04:34:02 7.7 0.46 87 PPM 148281 04:59:55.4 +04:29:21 9.2 0.28 87 87269 04:59:36.2 +04:13:10 16.4 87 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute