Event between (535992) 15BF519 and star GA0700:04930823 with event index number of 2257779
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/25 19:30:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 11:45:50.6 -18:31:54
Equinox of date position of star is 11:47:04.7 -18:40:01
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 76 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 87% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 26.7 AU from the Sun
and 27.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 94 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1441 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=169.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=69.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 535992, (2026/07/25 19:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:35.8 -11:17:57 1.0 25.08 57 4Gam Crv 12:17:10.6 -17:41:21 2.6 7.19 70 27Zet Crt 11:46:06.8 -18:29:55 4.7 0.31 76 PPM 224830 11:45:16.3 -18:42:37 8.5 0.46 76 PPM 224850 11:46:05.4 -18:50:39 9.8 0.31 76 535992 11:47:11.5 -18:40:46 16.5 75 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 535992, (2026/07/25 19:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 25.08 57 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:30 2.6 7.19 70 27Zet Crt 11:44:45.8 -18:21:03 4.7 0.31 76 PPM 224830 11:43:55.4 -18:33:46 8.5 0.46 76 PPM 224850 11:44:44.5 -18:41:48 9.8 0.31 76 535992 11:45:50.6 -18:31:54 16.5 76 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:24:58 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute