Event between (16684) 94JQ1 and star GA0640:08219466 with event index number of 1643683
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/24 20:17:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:41:46.2 -24:59:12
Equinox of date position of star is 16:43:15.8 -25:01:54
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 118 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 58% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0
Object is 42.1 AU from the Sun
and 41.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 657 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2985 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=270.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.9 sec chord
Diameter=110.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 16684, (2026/04/24 20:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.5 -26:29:17 0.9 3.14 116 23Tau Sco 16:37:31.5 -28:16:06 2.8 3.49 118 22 Sco 16:31:48.7 -25:10:15 4.5 2.62 116 PPM 265814 16:43:45.5 -24:52:03 8.4 0.19 118 16684 16:43:22.6 -25:02:07 16.0 119 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 16684, (2026/04/24 20:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 3.14 116 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 3.49 118 22 Sco 16:30:12.5 -25:06:55 4.5 2.62 116 PPM 265814 16:42:09.2 -24:49:09 8.4 0.19 118 16684 16:41:46.2 -24:59:12 16.0 118 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 02:46:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute