Event between (42301) 01UR163 and star GA1060:00268578 with event index number of 1414284
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/11 02:03:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:43:35.0 +16:36:55
Equinox of date position of star is 02:44:55.7 +16:43:00
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 112 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 54.6 AU from the Sun
and 55.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2029 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.2
Diameter=867.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 55.3 sec chord
Diameter=353.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 22.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 9:4EEEEE
Star training set for 42301, (2025/07/11 02:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:23.3 +16:33:31 0.8 26.90 137 Hamal 02:08:37.0 +23:34:55 2.0 10.95 106 36 Ari 02:45:44.9 +17:52:14 6.4 1.16 112 PPM 118470 02:43:45.6 +17:04:00 8.2 0.45 112 PPM 118486 02:45:08.8 +16:45:37 9.9 0.05 112 42301 02:45:00.2 +16:43:20 16.1 112 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 42301, (2025/07/11 02:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 26.90 137 Hamal 02:07:10.7 +23:27:42 2.0 10.95 106 36 Ari 02:44:19.2 +17:45:49 6.4 1.16 112 PPM 118470 02:42:20.3 +16:57:32 8.2 0.45 112 PPM 118486 02:43:43.6 +16:39:12 9.9 0.05 112 42301 02:43:35.0 +16:36:55 16.1 112 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:30:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute