Event between (84522) 02TC302 and star GA1260:00667586 with event index number of 2437468
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/25 21:36:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:01:00.3 +37:15:09
Equinox of date position of star is 03:02:32.2 +37:20:49
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3
Object is 42.9 AU from the Sun
and 42.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 75 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1891 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.9
Diameter=981.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 40.4 sec chord
Diameter=400.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 84522, (2025/10/25 21:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:24.3 +16:33:33 0.8 29.47 165 Algol 03:09:51.5 +41:03:12 2.1 3.96 151 PPM 067993 03:01:50.5 +38:13:58 5.9 0.89 150 PPM 067980 03:01:11.0 +37:58:46 8.4 0.69 150 PPM 067989 03:01:39.3 +37:31:44 10.0 0.26 150 PPM 068007 03:02:08.5 +37:23:50 10.9 0.11 150 84522 03:02:38.4 +37:21:12 15.9 151 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 84522, (2025/10/25 21:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 29.47 165 Algol 03:08:10.1 +40:57:20 2.1 3.96 151 PPM 067993 03:00:11.9 +38:07:53 5.9 0.89 150 PPM 067980 02:59:32.5 +37:52:41 8.4 0.69 150 PPM 067989 03:00:01.1 +37:25:39 10.0 0.26 150 PPM 068007 03:00:30.4 +37:17:47 10.9 0.11 150 84522 03:01:00.3 +37:15:09 15.9 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 06:04:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute