Event between (559182) 15BZ518 and star GA0660:06620175 with event index number of 2638542
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/06/25 16:08:50 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:37:53.4 -22:23:32
Equinox of date position of star is 15:39:19.6 -22:28:16
Stellar brightness G=17.0,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 140 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.5
Object is 47.5 AU from the Sun
and 46.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 98 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1768 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=657.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.0 sec chord
Diameter=268.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 559182, (2025/06/25 16:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:58.4 -26:29:11 0.9 12.40 152 7Del Sco 16:01:50.7 -22:41:32 2.3 5.19 145 PPM 264469 15:39:18.3 -23:13:27 5.8 0.75 140 PPM 264498 15:40:31.4 -22:33:18 7.5 0.27 140 PPM 264453 15:38:34.0 -22:17:20 9.8 0.27 140 559182 15:39:23.2 -22:28:28 17.0 140 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 559182, (2025/06/25 16:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.40 152 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:19 2.3 5.19 145 PPM 264469 15:37:48.0 -23:08:32 5.8 0.75 140 PPM 264498 15:39:01.5 -22:28:25 7.5 0.27 140 PPM 264453 15:37:04.4 -22:12:23 9.8 0.27 140 559182 15:37:53.4 -22:23:32 17.0 140 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:56:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute