Event between (85627) 98HP151 and star GA0640:20644516 with event index number of 2408040
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/15 21:35:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:49:40.0 -24:14:48
Equinox of date position of star is 17:51:10.0 -24:15:09
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3
Object is 40.9 AU from the Sun
and 40.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 375 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2048 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 85627, (2026/07/15 21:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.3 -26:29:19 0.9 18.25 116 35Eta Oph 17:11:54.1 -15:45:21 2.6 12.55 123 PPM 267497 17:56:32.1 -24:53:23 6.4 1.35 135 PPM 267369 17:51:34.9 -24:12:48 7.2 0.08 134 85627 17:51:17.6 -24:15:10 16.8 134 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 85627, (2026/07/15 21:36UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.25 116 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 12.55 123 PPM 267497 17:54:54.1 -24:53:13 6.4 1.35 135 PPM 267369 17:49:57.4 -24:12:26 7.2 0.08 134 85627 17:49:40.0 -24:14:48 16.8 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:31:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute