Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0640:09847640 with event index number of 2283021
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/19 10:48:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:59:49.9 -24:37:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:01:19.6 -24:39:16
Stellar brightness G=15.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 107 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.0
Object is 10.1 AU from the Sun
and 10.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.8 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
420 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 459865, (2025/09/19 10:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:59.3 -26:29:12 0.9 7.10 101 23Tau Sco 16:37:29.3 -28:16:01 2.8 6.45 102 26 Oph 17:01:44.2 -25:01:33 5.8 0.38 107 PPM 266306 17:03:49.9 -24:32:20 8.2 0.56 108 PPM 266251 17:01:43.6 -24:46:38 9.2 0.14 107 459865 17:01:24.2 -24:39:23 15.1 108 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 459865, (2025/09/19 10:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.10 101 23Tau Sco 16:35:52.9 -28:12:58 2.8 6.45 102 26 Oph 17:00:09.6 -24:59:22 5.8 0.38 107 PPM 266306 17:02:15.6 -24:30:13 8.2 0.56 108 PPM 266251 17:00:09.2 -24:44:27 9.2 0.14 107 459865 16:59:49.9 -24:37:11 15.1 107 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:54:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute