Event between (55638) 02VE95 and star GA0960:02602273 with event index number of 2250221
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/27 15:37:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:06:04.5 +06:18:17
Equinox of date position of star is 07:07:22.2 +06:15:58
Stellar brightness G=13.9,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 64 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 84% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.8
Object is 31.8 AU from the Sun
and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 158 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1680 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.8 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 55638, (2026/04/27 15:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:35.8 +07:24:35 0.4 17.63 82 Alhena 06:39:13.9 +16:22:28 1.9 12.25 72 PPM 151978 07:09:14.8 +07:25:40 5.8 1.24 64 PPM 151918 07:07:23.0 +05:50:52 8.3 0.42 64 PPM 151946 07:08:18.3 +06:03:30 9.5 0.29 64 55638 07:07:29.1 +06:15:46 13.9 64 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 55638, (2026/04/27 15:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 17.63 82 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 12.25 72 PPM 151978 07:07:49.5 +07:28:15 5.8 1.24 64 PPM 151918 07:05:58.6 +05:53:23 8.3 0.42 64 PPM 151946 07:06:53.8 +06:06:04 9.5 0.29 64 55638 07:06:04.5 +06:18:17 13.9 64 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:25:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute