Event between (386968) 12BR61 and star GA0640:17092680 with event index number of 2213886
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/05 08:24:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:36:20.5 -25:07:28
Equinox of date position of star is 17:37:49.9 -25:08:16
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 139 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 30% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8
Object is 16.4 AU from the Sun
and 16.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 58 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
610 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 386968, (2026/10/05 08:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:03.2 -26:29:20 0.9 15.11 124 35Eta Oph 17:11:54.9 -15:45:22 2.6 11.19 132 PPM 266967 17:33:24.2 -26:17:16 6.3 1.54 138 PPM 267044 17:37:12.5 -24:38:39 7.9 0.53 139 PPM 267032 17:36:46.8 -24:58:40 10.0 0.32 139 386968 17:37:59.4 -25:08:21 17.0 140 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 386968, (2026/10/05 08:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.11 124 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.19 132 PPM 266967 17:31:44.4 -26:16:11 6.3 1.54 138 PPM 267044 17:35:33.9 -24:37:44 7.9 0.53 139 PPM 267032 17:35:07.9 -24:57:44 10.0 0.32 139 386968 17:36:20.5 -25:07:28 17.0 139 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:40:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute