Event between (120216) 04EW95 and star GA0460:12772364 with event index number of 2140240
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/14 06:53:31 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:14:39.6 -43:52:19
Equinox of date position of star is 16:16:19.0 -43:55:47
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0
Object is 27.5 AU from the Sun
and 26.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2043 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 120216, (2026/06/14 06:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.0 -26:29:18 0.9 17.69 178 Eta Lup 16:01:53.0 -38:28:11 2.8 6.12 166 PPM 321529 16:17:14.8 -42:57:50 6.2 0.98 164 PPM 321495 16:15:06.9 -44:08:21 7.7 0.32 162 PPM 321522 16:16:51.4 -43:41:45 9.3 0.25 163 120216 16:16:31.5 -43:56:13 16.4 163 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 120216, (2026/06/14 06:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.69 178 Eta Lup 16:00:07.3 -38:23:48 2.8 6.12 166 PPM 321529 16:15:23.9 -42:53:58 6.2 0.98 164 PPM 321495 16:13:14.9 -44:04:25 7.7 0.32 162 PPM 321522 16:14:59.7 -43:37:53 9.3 0.25 163 120216 16:14:39.6 -43:52:19 16.4 163 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/05 02:54:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute