Event between (385194) 98KG62 and star GA0800:21747894 with event index number of 2211774
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/04 22:56:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 22:27:30.8 -09:40:39
Equinox of date position of star is 22:28:40.1 -09:33:55
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 7 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 44.3 AU from the Sun
and 43.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 457 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4262 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 385194, (2025/10/04 22:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:04.0 -29:29:06 1.2 21.15 22 46Rho Aqr 22:21:33.1 -07:41:27 5.1 2.59 9 PPM 206410 22:30:26.5 -09:36:34 8.0 0.39 7 PPM 206392 22:29:22.9 -09:25:25 9.6 0.18 7 385194 22:28:52.3 -09:32:43 16.8 7 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 385194, (2025/10/04 22:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 21.15 22 46Rho Aqr 22:20:11.9 -07:49:15 5.1 2.59 9 PPM 206410 22:29:05.0 -09:44:30 8.0 0.39 7 PPM 206392 22:28:01.5 -09:33:21 9.6 0.18 7 385194 22:27:30.8 -09:40:39 16.8 7 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/27 00:39:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute