Event between (118228) 96TQ66 and star GA1260:01771414 with event index number of 2111054
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/26 22:16:46 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:10:37.9 +36:54:03
Equinox of date position of star is 05:12:16.2 +36:55:45
Stellar brightness G=14.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 24% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9
Object is 35.9 AU from the Sun
and 35.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 499 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2623 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=224.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Diameter=91.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 118228, (2025/10/26 22:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:24.3 +16:33:33 0.8 21.79 155 3Iot Aur 04:58:40.8 +33:12:16 2.7 4.66 163 PPM 070048 05:15:02.4 +37:21:54 6.5 0.69 165 PPM 069986 05:11:41.3 +37:02:06 8.3 0.17 164 118228 05:12:22.7 +36:55:51 14.6 165 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 118228, (2025/10/26 22:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 21.79 155 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 4.66 163 PPM 070048 05:13:17.2 +37:20:12 6.5 0.69 165 PPM 069986 05:09:56.4 +37:00:16 8.3 0.17 164 118228 05:10:37.9 +36:54:03 14.6 165 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:30:24 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute