Event between (87269) 00OO67 and star GA0920:00447761 with event index number of 1777219
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/27 11:39:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:36:54.2 +02:00:48
Equinox of date position of star is 04:38:08.6 +02:03:37
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.2
Object is 31.8 AU from the Sun
and 31.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 174 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2527 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=87.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=35.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 87269, (2023/12/27 11:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:41.5 -08:10:32 0.1 13.87 43 67Bet Eri 05:09:01.8 -05:03:26 2.8 10.49 41 PPM 147738 04:38:28.0 +01:02:42 5.3 1.02 41 PPM 147812 04:42:12.7 +02:33:01 8.2 1.13 40 PPM 147751 04:38:51.5 +02:18:10 9.8 0.30 41 87269 04:38:09.1 +02:03:38 16.5 41 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, (2023/12/27 11:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 13.87 43 67Bet Eri 05:07:50.8 -05:05:13 2.8 10.49 41 PPM 147738 04:37:13.7 +00:59:54 5.3 1.02 41 PPM 147812 04:40:57.6 +02:30:20 8.2 1.13 40 PPM 147751 04:37:36.5 +02:15:23 9.8 0.30 41 87269 04:36:54.2 +02:00:48 16.5 41 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/06 05:17:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute