Event between (84922) 03VS2 and star GA1200:02395977 with event index number of 2405383
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/11/24 19:28:39 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:15:16.4 +31:08:25
Equinox of date position of star is 06:16:50.2 +31:07:51
Stellar brightness G=12.7,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.7
Object is 36.9 AU from the Sun
and 36.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.2
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 168 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1551 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.0
Diameter=968.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 45.4 sec chord
Diameter=395.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 18.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 84922, (2025/11/24 19:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:54.0 +27:57:41 1.1 19.78 177 Alnath 05:27:55.9 +28:37:37 1.6 10.91 150 44Kap Aur 06:17:01.7 +29:29:11 4.3 1.64 161 PPM 071348 06:14:16.2 +30:46:14 7.9 0.68 160 PPM 071401 06:16:56.3 +31:27:44 9.4 0.33 160 PPM 071388 06:16:15.8 +31:02:00 10.5 0.18 160 84922 06:16:56.9 +31:07:48 12.7 161 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 84922, (2025/11/24 19:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 19.78 177 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 10.91 150 44Kap Aur 06:15:22.6 +29:29:47 4.3 1.64 161 PPM 071348 06:12:36.0 +30:46:45 7.9 0.68 160 PPM 071401 06:15:15.6 +31:28:21 9.4 0.33 160 PPM 071388 06:14:35.4 +31:02:35 10.5 0.18 160 84922 06:15:16.4 +31:08:25 12.7 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/03 06:06:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute