Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1140:11386248 with event index number of 2204651
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/09 16:46:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:47:15.9 +25:34:49
Equinox of date position of star is 19:48:16.4 +25:38:28
Stellar brightness G=15.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 72% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 15.9 AU from the Sun
and 16.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 28.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 43 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1602 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 342842, (2025/12/09 16:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:49.0 +38:48:32 0.0 19.83 111 Tarazed 19:47:29.5 +10:40:41 2.7 14.97 141 10 Vul 19:44:47.7 +25:50:08 5.5 0.82 130 PPM 109730 19:48:53.8 +25:26:59 7.0 0.23 131 PPM 109726 19:48:36.9 +25:35:40 11.2 0.08 130 342842 19:48:20.9 +25:38:44 15.1 130 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 342842, (2025/12/09 16:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 19.83 111 Tarazed 19:46:15.6 +10:36:48 2.7 14.97 141 10 Vul 19:43:42.9 +25:46:19 5.5 0.82 130 PPM 109730 19:47:48.7 +25:23:03 7.0 0.23 131 PPM 109726 19:47:31.9 +25:31:44 11.2 0.08 130 342842 19:47:15.9 +25:34:49 15.1 130 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 06:09:58 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute