Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0820:10550711 with event index number of 1523571
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/08 18:07:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:37:49.5 -07:45:34
Equinox of date position of star is 18:39:09.2 -07:44:12
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
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 40% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 28.4 AU from the Sun
and 27.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 307 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1955 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469362, (2026/07/08 18:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.3 -26:29:18 0.9 35.74 139 60Bet Oph 17:44:47.0 +04:33:29 2.8 18.32 117 PPM 202008 18:41:26.7 -07:45:54 5.7 0.54 106 PPM 201929 18:38:30.3 -07:34:44 8.5 0.24 107 PPM 201962 18:39:24.7 -07:37:12 9.3 0.12 107 469362 18:39:15.8 -07:44:05 16.1 107 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 469362, (2026/07/08 18:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 35.74 139 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 18.32 117 PPM 202008 18:40:00.4 -07:47:28 5.7 0.54 106 PPM 201929 18:37:04.1 -07:36:12 8.5 0.24 107 PPM 201962 18:37:58.5 -07:38:41 9.3 0.12 107 469362 18:37:49.5 -07:45:34 16.1 107 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:31:39 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute