Event between (60621) 00FE8 and star GA0680:06075544 with event index number of 2248662
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/29 14:58:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:00:48.1 -21:18:56
Equinox of date position of star is 15:02:12.4 -21:24:40
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 144 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4
Object is 43.5 AU from the Sun
and 43.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 547 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2606 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=253.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.1 sec chord
Diameter=103.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 60621, (2026/01/29 14:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:00.7 -26:29:15 0.9 20.86 164 27Bet Lib 15:18:24.9 -09:28:39 2.6 12.55 142 PPM 263395 14:48:43.0 -21:25:58 5.9 3.16 141 33 G. Lib 14:58:57.9 -21:31:30 8.1 0.78 143 PPM 263672 15:02:28.5 -21:26:29 9.9 0.05 144 60621 15:02:18.0 -21:25:03 16.7 144 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 60621, (2026/01/29 14:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.86 164 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 12.55 142 PPM 263395 14:47:13.6 -21:19:29 5.9 3.16 141 33 G. Lib 14:57:28.1 -21:25:18 8.1 0.78 143 PPM 263672 15:00:58.6 -21:20:22 9.9 0.05 144 60621 15:00:48.1 -21:18:56 16.7 144 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:24:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute