Event between (60621) 00FE8 and star GA0680:06029729 with event index number of 2248671
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/06 08:54:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:53:05.7 -20:53:35
Equinox of date position of star is 14:54:29.6 -20:59:31
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4
Object is 43.7 AU from the Sun
and 43.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 329 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3194 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=253.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.2 sec chord
Diameter=103.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 60621, (2026/07/06 08:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.2 -26:29:18 0.9 22.70 107 27Bet Lib 15:18:26.3 -09:28:45 2.6 12.87 126 PPM 263395 14:48:44.4 -21:26:04 5.9 1.44 131 PPM 263481 14:53:15.7 -20:43:19 7.9 0.42 130 PPM 263488 14:53:41.0 -20:55:19 8.8 0.23 130 PPM 263502 14:54:08.9 -21:09:03 10.1 0.19 130 60621 14:54:36.6 -21:00:01 16.4 129 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, (2026/07/06 08:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.70 107 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 12.87 126 PPM 263395 14:47:13.6 -21:19:29 5.9 1.44 131 PPM 263481 14:51:45.0 -20:36:51 7.9 0.42 130 PPM 263488 14:52:10.2 -20:48:52 8.8 0.23 130 PPM 263502 14:52:38.0 -21:02:36 10.1 0.19 130 60621 14:53:05.7 -20:53:35 16.4 130 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:30:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute