Event between (119979) 02WC19 and star GA1100:02439122 with event index number of 2116294
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/13 21:11:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:48:25.1 +21:23:47
Equinox of date position of star is 06:49:52.0 +21:22:04
Stellar brightness G=13.6,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.8
Object is 38.7 AU from the Sun
and 39.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 522 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3144 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 46.6 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 119979, (2026/09/13 21:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:57.0 +27:57:34 1.1 14.50 92 Alhena 06:39:15.2 +16:22:27 1.9 5.60 105 36 Gem 06:53:09.0 +21:43:38 5.3 0.81 103 PPM 096547 06:49:23.5 +21:39:36 8.2 0.33 104 PPM 096545 06:49:20.1 +21:22:19 9.7 0.16 104 119979 06:50:00.9 +21:21:53 13.6 103 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 119979, (2026/09/13 21:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 14.50 92 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 5.60 105 36 Gem 06:51:33.0 +21:45:39 5.3 0.81 103 PPM 096547 06:47:47.5 +21:41:29 8.2 0.33 104 PPM 096545 06:47:44.3 +21:24:11 9.7 0.16 104 119979 06:48:25.1 +21:23:47 13.6 103 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:31:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute