Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0600:43525232 with event index number of 1386617
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/03/02 04:23:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:36:54.7 -29:47:45
Equinox of date position of star is 18:38:28.4 -29:46:25
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 94 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 7% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3
Object is 15.0 AU from the Sun
and 15.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
595 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2025/03/02 04:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:57.3 -26:29:08 0.9 28.23 122 Nunki 18:56:49.4 -26:15:47 2.0 5.35 89 PPM 268632 18:37:36.0 -29:40:36 6.4 0.22 94 PPM 268657 18:38:37.6 -29:54:20 9.6 0.13 93 469442 18:38:31.1 -29:46:22 15.7 93 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 469442, (2025/03/02 04:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 28.23 122 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 5.35 89 PPM 268632 18:35:59.7 -29:41:57 6.4 0.22 94 PPM 268657 18:37:01.1 -29:55:43 9.6 0.13 93 469442 18:36:54.7 -29:47:45 15.7 93 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:42:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute