Event between (120216) 04EW95 and star GA0460:12303685 with event index number of 2140280
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/09 19:00:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:09:13.8 -43:20:49
Equinox of date position of star is 16:10:52.4 -43:24:26
Stellar brightness G=13.2,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 147 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2
Object is 27.6 AU from the Sun
and 27.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.2
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 227 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2350 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.7 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 120216, (2026/08/09 18:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.6 -26:29:19 0.9 17.40 153 Eta Lup 16:01:53.6 -38:28:12 2.8 5.24 147 PPM 321529 16:17:15.5 -42:57:51 6.2 1.21 149 PPM 321427 16:11:24.6 -43:43:20 8.1 0.31 147 PPM 321404 16:10:11.5 -43:39:40 9.4 0.30 147 PPM 321426 16:11:17.1 -43:30:12 10.4 0.09 147 120216 16:11:05.4 -43:24:55 13.2 148 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, (2026/08/09 18:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 17.40 153 Eta Lup 16:00:07.3 -38:23:48 2.8 5.24 147 PPM 321529 16:15:23.9 -42:53:58 6.2 1.21 149 PPM 321427 16:09:32.7 -43:39:15 8.1 0.31 147 PPM 321404 16:08:19.6 -43:35:33 9.4 0.30 147 PPM 321426 16:09:25.4 -43:26:06 10.4 0.09 147 120216 16:09:13.8 -43:20:49 13.2 147 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/05 03:03:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute