Event between (24835) 95SM55 and star GA1300:01498495 with event index number of 1545091
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/07 21:08:27 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:13:34.5 +41:39:45
Equinox of date position of star is 04:15:14.0 +41:43:19
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 15 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 30% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5
Object is 37.7 AU from the Sun
and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 143 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2890 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=704.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.9 sec chord
Diameter=287.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 24835, (2026/08/07 21:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:27.0 +16:33:39 0.8 25.61 11 44Zet Per 03:55:48.7 +31:57:37 2.8 10.52 8 PPM 046963 04:19:59.1 +42:12:15 6.1 0.97 15 PPM 046865 04:13:17.3 +41:55:35 8.4 0.44 15 PPM 046933 04:17:44.5 +41:40:09 8.8 0.44 15 PPM 046895 04:15:52.6 +41:30:37 11.6 0.23 15 24835 04:15:24.6 +41:43:42 15.7 15 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 24835, (2026/08/07 21:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 25.61 11 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 10.52 8 PPM 046963 04:18:08.2 +42:08:27 6.1 0.97 15 PPM 046865 04:11:27.0 +41:51:34 8.4 0.44 15 PPM 046933 04:15:54.2 +41:36:17 8.8 0.44 15 PPM 046895 04:14:02.6 +41:26:42 11.6 0.23 15 24835 04:13:34.5 +41:39:45 15.7 15 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/08 05:23:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute