Event between (363401) 03LB7 and star GA0640:16165665 with event index number of 1507753
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/26 07:34:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:29:05.4 -24:33:13
Equinox of date position of star is 17:30:35.4 -24:34:17
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 30 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1
Object is 41.9 AU from the Sun
and 42.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 965 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4008 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.1 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 363401, (2025/09/26 07:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:59.4 -26:29:13 0.9 13.59 17 35Eta Oph 17:11:51.4 -15:45:18 2.6 9.86 28 44 Oph 17:27:56.6 -24:11:47 4.2 0.73 29 PPM 266921 17:30:34.8 -24:21:19 8.5 0.22 30 PPM 266919 17:30:31.3 -24:46:04 9.5 0.20 30 363401 17:30:40.1 -24:34:20 14.4 30 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 363401, (2025/09/26 07:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.59 17 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.86 28 44 Oph 17:26:22.2 -24:10:34 4.2 0.73 29 PPM 266921 17:29:00.2 -24:20:12 8.5 0.22 30 PPM 266919 17:28:56.4 -24:44:56 9.5 0.20 30 363401 17:29:05.4 -24:33:13 14.4 30 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:54:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute