Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star GA1120:02249214 with event index number of 2298867
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/31 15:10:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:33:50.0 +23:47:11
Equinox of date position of star is 06:35:19.4 +23:45:57
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 17 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6
Object is 20.4 AU from the Sun
and 19.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 332 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5569 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 248835, (2026/01/31 15:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:54.7 +27:57:40 1.1 16.60 3 Alhena 06:39:13.1 +16:22:29 1.9 7.44 19 PPM 096264 06:39:03.2 +24:34:00 6.5 1.15 16 PPM 096281 06:39:27.7 +23:34:49 7.7 0.94 16 PPM 096207 06:36:25.3 +23:21:36 10.0 0.46 17 PPM 096213 06:36:40.4 +23:57:33 10.1 0.35 17 248835 06:35:25.3 +23:45:52 16.3 17 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 248835, (2026/01/31 15:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 16.60 3 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:57 1.9 7.44 19 PPM 096264 06:37:27.2 +24:35:27 6.5 1.15 16 PPM 096281 06:37:52.4 +23:36:17 7.7 0.94 16 PPM 096207 06:34:50.2 +23:22:57 10.0 0.46 17 PPM 096213 06:35:04.8 +23:58:54 10.1 0.35 17 248835 06:33:50.0 +23:47:11 16.3 17 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:24:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute