Event between (183595) 03TG58 and star GA1120:02024258 with event index number of 2431674
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/26 00:38:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:19:54.8 +23:23:28
Equinox of date position of star is 06:21:24.0 +23:22:44
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 9 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 67% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9
Object is 41.7 AU from the Sun
and 41.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1756 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4556 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=291.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.7 sec chord
Diameter=118.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 183595, (2026/02/26 00:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:35.3 +07:24:35 0.4 17.05 21 Alhena 06:39:13.3 +16:22:29 1.9 8.15 17 9 Gem 06:18:34.5 +23:43:47 6.1 0.76 8 PPM 095792 06:21:43.0 +23:23:29 8.2 0.05 9 183595 06:21:30.3 +23:22:41 16.6 9 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 183595, (2026/02/26 00:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 17.05 21 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 8.15 17 9 Gem 06:16:58.7 +23:44:27 6.1 0.76 8 PPM 095792 06:20:07.6 +23:24:17 8.2 0.05 9 183595 06:19:54.8 +23:23:28 16.6 9 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/10 01:52:42 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute