Event between (148780) Altjira and star GA1180:01416177 with event index number of 1640242
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/02 15:11:24 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:23:24.8 +28:24:34
Equinox of date position of star is 05:24:51.9 +28:25:46
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 36% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4
Object is 46.3 AU from the Sun
and 45.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 591 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3772 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=416.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.7 sec chord
Diameter=170.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 148780, (2026/12/02 15:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:28.1 +16:33:41 0.8 16.17 107 Alnath 05:27:59.8 +28:37:40 1.6 0.66 95 22 Aur 05:25:05.3 +28:57:34 6.4 0.53 96 PPM 094314 05:24:16.6 +28:07:31 9.8 0.36 96 PPM 094335 05:25:55.5 +28:34:21 11.0 0.23 95 148780 05:25:06.8 +28:25:58 17.0 95 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 148780, (2026/12/02 15:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 16.17 107 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 0.66 95 22 Aur 05:23:22.9 +28:56:10 6.4 0.53 96 PPM 094314 05:22:34.8 +28:06:05 9.8 0.36 96 PPM 094335 05:24:13.4 +28:32:59 11.0 0.23 95 148780 05:23:24.8 +28:24:34 17.0 96 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/25 03:54:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute