Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0580:43182745 with event index number of 1476844
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/25 16:16:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:12:56.2 -30:19:11
Equinox of date position of star is 19:14:29.6 -30:16:36
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8
Object is 14.6 AU from the Sun
and 13.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 192 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
713 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 469442, (2026/06/25 16:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.1 -26:29:18 0.9 35.99 23 38Zet Sgr 19:04:17.6 -29:50:24 2.7 2.28 56 PPM 298507 19:06:06.9 -31:00:21 5.6 1.97 57 PPM 269513 19:16:17.1 -29:47:00 6.6 0.61 59 PPM 298710 19:15:20.0 -30:09:30 9.3 0.19 59 469442 19:14:37.2 -30:16:23 15.9 59 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, (2026/06/25 16:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 35.99 23 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 2.28 56 PPM 298507 19:04:25.1 -31:02:51 5.6 1.97 57 PPM 269513 19:14:36.5 -29:49:52 6.6 0.61 59 PPM 298710 19:13:39.1 -30:12:19 9.3 0.19 59 469442 19:12:56.2 -30:19:11 15.9 59 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:29:41 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute