Event between (230965) 04XA192 and star GA1300:03948382 with event index number of 2179797
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/09 15:23:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:30:23.7 +40:33:51
Equinox of date position of star is 08:32:00.5 +40:28:52
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 49% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8
Object is 35.7 AU from the Sun
and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 60 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1504 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.2
Diameter=847.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 34.9 sec chord
Diameter=345.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 230965, (2026/02/09 15:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:54.8 +27:57:40 1.1 15.59 119 PPM 073799 08:34:36.4 +37:55:30 5.9 2.59 112 PPM 050637 08:32:54.2 +40:08:07 6.7 0.37 112 PPM 050618 08:31:58.1 +40:41:40 9.8 0.22 113 PPM 050614 08:31:28.8 +40:37:35 10.2 0.19 113 230965 08:32:07.5 +40:28:30 16.2 112 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 230965, (2026/02/09 15:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 15.59 119 PPM 073799 08:32:54.8 +38:00:55 5.9 2.59 112 PPM 050637 08:31:10.7 +40:13:29 6.7 0.37 112 PPM 050618 08:30:14.1 +40:47:00 9.8 0.22 113 PPM 050614 08:29:44.8 +40:42:54 10.2 0.19 113 230965 08:30:23.7 +40:33:51 16.2 113 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:33:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute