Event between (47932) 00GN171 and star GA0560:21729610 with event index number of 2315992
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/19 22:20:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:32:27.3 -32:42:28
Equinox of date position of star is 17:34:03.4 -32:43:25
Stellar brightness G=12.1,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 14% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1
Object is 30.0 AU from the Sun
and 29.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 331 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1578 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.2 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 47932, (2026/05/19 22:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.8 -26:29:17 0.9 15.06 147 34Ups Sco 17:32:33.6 -37:18:51 2.7 4.60 159 PPM 296449 17:33:31.8 -33:43:15 6.4 1.01 160 PPM 296477 17:34:50.0 -33:04:28 7.6 0.38 161 PPM 296450 17:33:33.8 -32:54:31 9.0 0.23 161 47932 17:34:10.9 -32:43:30 12.1 161 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 47932, (2026/05/19 22:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.06 147 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 4.60 159 PPM 296449 17:31:47.3 -33:42:12 6.4 1.01 160 PPM 296477 17:33:06.1 -33:03:28 7.6 0.38 161 PPM 296450 17:31:50.0 -32:53:28 9.0 0.23 161 47932 17:32:27.3 -32:42:28 12.1 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:23:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute