Event between (564160) 16FR59 and star GA0760:04632408 with event index number of 2356668
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/08 10:59:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:21:17.9 -13:04:03
Equinox of date position of star is 12:22:32.9 -13:12:05
Stellar brightness G=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 64% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4
Object is 36.9 AU from the Sun
and 36.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 278 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4775 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=279.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.7 sec chord
Diameter=114.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 564160, (2026/05/08 11:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:35.1 -11:17:53 1.0 15.73 98 4Gam Crv 12:17:09.9 -17:41:17 2.6 4.67 110 PPM 225705 12:22:17.5 -13:42:42 5.1 0.51 111 PPM 225703 12:22:12.7 -12:59:58 8.3 0.24 111 PPM 225707 12:22:21.8 -13:16:09 9.8 0.09 111 564160 12:22:39.7 -13:12:48 13.5 110 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 564160, (2026/05/08 11:00UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 15.73 98 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:30 2.6 4.67 110 PPM 225705 12:20:55.7 -13:33:56 5.1 0.51 111 PPM 225703 12:20:50.9 -12:51:12 8.3 0.24 111 PPM 225707 12:21:00.0 -13:07:23 9.8 0.09 111 564160 12:21:17.9 -13:04:03 13.5 111 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/04 05:55:49 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute