Event between (470309) 07JK43 and star GA1040:07508548 with event index number of 2229447
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/02 07:21:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:56:12.7 +14:33:30
Equinox of date position of star is 18:57:19.7 +14:35:31
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8
Object is 26.7 AU from the Sun
and 27.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 29.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 49 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1416 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=209.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=85.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 470309, (2026/03/02 07:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:49.4 +38:48:32 0.0 24.60 110 Tarazed 19:47:30.2 +10:40:44 2.7 12.83 139 10 Aql 18:59:59.0 +13:56:38 6.1 0.90 128 PPM 135437 18:55:18.9 +15:02:26 7.5 0.67 126 PPM 135490 18:56:58.1 +14:40:30 9.4 0.13 127 470309 18:57:24.4 +14:35:39 15.6 127 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 470309, (2026/03/02 07:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 24.60 110 Tarazed 19:46:15.6 +10:36:48 2.7 12.83 139 10 Aql 18:58:46.9 +13:54:23 6.1 0.90 128 PPM 135437 18:54:07.6 +15:00:22 7.5 0.67 126 PPM 135490 18:55:46.5 +14:38:23 9.4 0.13 127 470309 18:56:12.7 +14:33:30 15.6 127 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute