Event between (307463) 02VU130 and star GA1120:01827639 with event index number of 1481247
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/02 12:32:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:08:38.6 +23:21:37
Equinox of date position of star is 06:10:02.8 +23:21:18
Stellar brightness G=11.3,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 71% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 38.6 AU from the Sun
and 38.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 510 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1479 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.4 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 307463, (2025/09/02 12:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:33.7 +07:24:35 0.4 16.28 158 Alhena 06:39:11.7 +16:22:31 1.9 9.75 168 3 Gem 06:11:17.6 +23:06:25 5.5 0.35 174 PPM 095417 06:08:40.4 +23:02:56 8.4 0.47 173 PPM 095469 06:10:00.2 +23:21:50 9.2 0.05 174 307463 06:10:12.4 +23:21:16 11.3 174 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 307463, (2025/09/02 12:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 16.28 158 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 9.75 168 3 Gem 06:09:44.0 +23:06:48 5.5 0.35 174 PPM 095417 06:07:06.9 +23:03:14 8.4 0.47 173 PPM 095469 06:08:26.5 +23:22:10 9.2 0.05 174 307463 06:08:38.6 +23:21:37 11.3 174 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/21 02:34:23 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute