Event between (559178) 15BM518 and star GA0760:04669136 with event index number of 2638983
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/04 18:10:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:36:01.4 -13:07:22
Equinox of date position of star is 12:37:17.8 -13:15:26
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 32 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 34.4 AU from the Sun
and 33.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 97 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1857 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=310.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=126.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
Star training set for 559178, (2026/04/04 18:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:34.8 -11:17:51 1.0 12.17 22 4Gam Crv 12:17:09.7 -17:41:15 2.6 6.58 35 PPM 225991 12:33:57.8 -14:00:15 6.2 1.11 32 PPM 226121 12:39:39.2 -12:31:46 8.0 0.92 31 PPM 226096 12:38:03.5 -13:20:34 9.8 0.18 32 559178 12:37:23.4 -13:16:01 16.1 31 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 559178, (2026/04/04 18:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 12.17 22 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:30 2.6 6.58 35 PPM 225991 12:32:35.8 -13:51:34 6.2 1.11 32 PPM 226121 12:38:17.2 -12:23:07 8.0 0.92 31 PPM 226096 12:36:41.4 -13:11:55 9.8 0.18 32 559178 12:36:01.4 -13:07:22 16.1 32 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute