Event between (55637) 02UX25 and star GA0980:00322714 with event index number of 2250611
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/15 21:29:32 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:41:13.6 +08:45:37
Equinox of date position of star is 03:42:32.1 +08:50:12
Stellar brightness G=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 37% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8
Object is 39.4 AU from the Sun
and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 84 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1415 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.8
Diameter=1018.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 47.0 sec chord
Diameter=415.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 55637, (2026/12/15 21:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:28.2 +16:33:41 0.8 15.42 91 Menkar 03:03:41.5 +04:11:38 2.5 10.74 67 6 Tau 03:34:03.6 +09:27:45 5.6 2.22 75 PPM 146841 03:44:04.6 +08:43:07 7.7 0.37 77 PPM 146803 03:41:55.9 +08:52:42 10.4 0.19 77 55637 03:42:41.1 +08:50:43 14.9 77 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 55637, (2026/12/15 21:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 15.42 91 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 10.74 67 6 Tau 03:32:35.9 +09:22:23 5.6 2.22 75 PPM 146841 03:42:37.2 +08:38:04 7.7 0.37 77 PPM 146803 03:40:28.4 +08:47:35 10.4 0.19 77 55637 03:41:13.6 +08:45:37 14.9 77 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:53:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute