Event between (508792) 00FX53 and star GA0780:04594481 with event index number of 2439775
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/29 03:44:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:39:21.1 -11:57:40
Equinox of date position of star is 14:40:40.8 -12:03:55
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 80 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.7
Object is 37.9 AU from the Sun
and 37.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 463 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3760 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 508792, (2026/03/29 03:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:34.8 -11:17:51 1.0 18.18 63 27Bet Lib 15:18:25.4 -09:28:41 2.6 9.60 88 PPM 229046 14:38:24.1 -12:24:58 6.2 0.67 79 PPM 229091 14:40:41.4 -11:42:24 8.5 0.37 80 PPM 229107 14:41:13.2 -12:20:52 9.7 0.30 80 508792 14:40:46.6 -12:04:22 15.4 80 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 508792, (2026/03/29 03:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 18.18 63 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 9.60 88 PPM 229046 14:36:58.5 -12:18:12 6.2 0.67 79 PPM 229091 14:39:16.0 -11:35:41 8.5 0.37 80 PPM 229107 14:39:47.6 -12:14:10 9.7 0.30 80 508792 14:39:21.1 -11:57:40 15.4 80 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute