Event between (87269) 00OO67 and star GA0940:00656712 with event index number of 1777366
Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/04 14:59:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:15:48.6 +04:38:43
Equinox of date position of star is 05:17:06.5 +04:40:15
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 20% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.8
Object is 35.2 AU from the Sun
and 35.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.9
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 642 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4904 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=87.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=35.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 87269, (2027/09/04 14:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:40.3 +07:24:35 0.4 10.17 122 Bellatrix 05:26:37.0 +06:22:21 1.6 2.88 129 PPM 148809 05:22:47.0 +04:02:14 6.3 1.51 129 PPM 148661 05:16:34.0 +04:56:06 8.5 0.32 131 PPM 148686 05:17:16.7 +04:45:57 10.8 0.09 130 87269 05:17:16.7 +04:40:27 16.6 130 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, (2027/09/04 14:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 10.17 122 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 2.88 129 PPM 148809 05:21:19.3 +04:00:43 6.3 1.51 129 PPM 148661 05:15:05.8 +04:54:20 8.5 0.32 131 PPM 148686 05:15:48.6 +04:44:13 10.8 0.09 130 87269 05:15:48.6 +04:38:43 16.6 130 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/22 21:28:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute