Event between (472651) 15DB216 and star GA0500:06839059 with event index number of 2311550
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/01 04:58:31 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:49:45.7 -38:10:24
Equinox of date position of star is 13:51:12.9 -38:17:39
Stellar brightness G=11.5,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 21 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.7
Object is 13.1 AU from the Sun
and 12.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
9.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 32 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
875 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=117.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Diameter=48.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 472651, (2026/05/01 04:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Hadar 14:05:42.4 -60:29:55 0.6 22.31 43 5The Cen 14:08:14.6 -36:29:53 2.1 3.81 19 PPM 291875 13:51:54.2 -40:01:50 6.3 1.73 23 PPM 291888 13:52:23.7 -38:16:00 8.0 0.21 21 PPM 291873 13:51:49.9 -38:25:27 9.4 0.16 21 472651 13:51:19.5 -38:18:12 11.5 21 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 472651, (2026/05/01 04:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Hadar 14:03:49.3 -60:22:23 0.6 22.31 43 5The Cen 14:06:39.9 -36:22:25 2.1 3.81 19 PPM 291875 13:50:19.5 -39:54:04 6.3 1.73 23 PPM 291888 13:50:49.8 -38:08:14 8.0 0.21 21 PPM 291873 13:50:16.0 -38:17:40 9.4 0.16 21 472651 13:49:45.7 -38:10:24 11.5 21 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:24 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute