Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1160:02625102 with event index number of 1478300
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/25 16:52:18 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:56:14.4 +26:12:12
Equinox of date position of star is 06:57:45.1 +26:10:12
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4
Object is 31.4 AU from the Sun
and 30.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 495 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1932 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.3 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 15875, (2025/11/25 16:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:54.0 +27:57:41 1.1 11.06 169 Alhena 06:39:12.5 +16:22:30 1.9 10.71 154 39 Gem 07:00:23.1 +26:02:40 6.5 0.58 160 PPM 096719 06:56:05.5 +26:29:46 7.9 0.51 159 PPM 096736 06:56:42.0 +26:10:51 9.8 0.26 159 PPM 096766 06:57:51.8 +25:55:26 10.1 0.24 159 15875 06:57:50.5 +26:10:05 15.3 160 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 15875, (2025/11/25 16:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 11.06 169 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 10.71 154 39 Gem 06:58:47.1 +26:04:53 6.5 0.58 160 PPM 096719 06:54:29.1 +26:31:50 7.9 0.51 159 PPM 096736 06:55:05.8 +26:12:56 9.8 0.26 159 PPM 096766 06:56:15.8 +25:57:34 10.1 0.24 159 15875 06:56:14.4 +26:12:12 15.3 159 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 02:46:20 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute