Event between (120348) 04TY364 and star GA0840:00328532 with event index number of 2141600
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/19 12:57:35 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:59:10.0 -04:47:09
Equinox of date position of star is 04:00:21.6 -04:43:08
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 149 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 45% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3
Object is 38.4 AU from the Sun
and 38.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.0
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 113 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1672 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.3
Diameter=787.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 62.9 sec chord
Diameter=321.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 25.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 120348, (2026/08/19 12:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:49.1 -08:10:22 0.1 19.03 136 Menkar 03:03:40.5 +04:11:34 2.5 16.75 161 30 Eri 03:54:00.7 -05:17:01 5.6 1.71 150 PPM 186360 03:57:36.0 -05:04:38 8.3 0.81 149 PPM 186412 04:00:08.2 -04:29:56 9.7 0.23 150 120348 04:00:29.3 -04:42:42 15.5 149 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 120348, (2026/08/19 12:57UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 19.03 136 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 16.75 161 30 Eri 03:52:41.7 -05:21:41 5.6 1.71 150 PPM 186360 03:56:16.9 -05:09:11 8.3 0.81 149 PPM 186412 03:58:48.8 -04:34:24 9.7 0.23 150 120348 03:59:10.0 -04:47:09 15.5 149 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:29:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute