Event between (470443) 07XV50 and star GA1240:02022291 with event index number of 2231042
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/30 16:12:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:34:04.2 +35:56:36
Equinox of date position of star is 05:35:41.8 +35:57:29
Stellar brightness G=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.4
Object is 47.3 AU from the Sun
and 46.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 278 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3587 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=717.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.3 sec chord
Diameter=293.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 470443, (2026/12/30 16:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:28.4 +16:33:42 0.8 23.34 117 Alnath 05:28:00.0 +28:37:40 1.6 7.52 105 PPM 070537 05:35:26.0 +34:44:32 6.1 1.22 104 PPM 070538 05:35:30.7 +36:28:35 8.5 0.52 103 PPM 070547 05:36:10.6 +35:49:47 9.9 0.14 103 PPM 070536 05:35:21.6 +35:56:00 10.5 0.11 104 470443 05:35:53.2 +35:57:35 13.5 103 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 470443, (2026/12/30 16:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 23.34 117 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 7.52 105 PPM 070537 05:33:38.1 +34:43:32 6.1 1.22 104 PPM 070538 05:33:41.1 +36:27:35 8.5 0.52 103 PPM 070547 05:34:21.7 +35:48:49 9.9 0.14 103 PPM 070536 05:33:32.6 +35:55:00 10.5 0.11 104 470443 05:34:04.2 +35:56:36 13.5 103 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:53:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute