Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0680:18886012 with event index number of 2284720
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/28 21:37:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:48:55.8 -20:54:05
Equinox of date position of star is 17:50:23.5 -20:54:27
Stellar brightness G=11.8,
use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3
Object is 10.7 AU from the Sun
and 10.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 65 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
513 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 459865, (2026/09/28 21:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:03.1 -26:29:20 0.9 19.01 144 35Eta Oph 17:11:54.8 -15:45:22 2.6 10.51 135 58 Oph 17:45:02.1 -21:41:37 4.9 1.50 128 PPM 267354 17:51:03.0 -20:50:14 8.0 0.14 126 459865 17:50:31.6 -20:54:29 11.8 126 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 459865, (2026/09/28 21:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.01 144 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 10.51 135 58 Oph 17:43:25.7 -21:41:00 4.9 1.50 128 PPM 267354 17:49:27.2 -20:49:51 8.0 0.14 126 459865 17:48:55.8 -20:54:05 11.8 126 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:25:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute