Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1080:01411058 with event index number of 2655730
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/28 01:45:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:50:47.7 +19:46:25
Equinox of date position of star is 05:52:14.7 +19:46:43
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.4
Object is 9.4 AU from the Sun
and 9.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
10.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 27 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
786 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 468861, (2026/02/28 01:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:35.3 +07:24:35 0.4 12.41 33 Alnath 05:27:56.9 +28:37:38 1.6 10.45 34 PPM 121513 05:53:56.4 +19:52:20 6.4 0.39 29 PPM 121502 05:53:24.9 +19:31:34 7.1 0.36 29 PPM 121467 05:52:10.4 +19:42:00 9.6 0.09 29 468861 05:52:20.7 +19:46:44 16.7 29 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 468861, (2026/02/28 01:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 12.41 33 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 10.45 34 PPM 121513 05:52:23.4 +19:52:04 6.4 0.39 29 PPM 121502 05:51:52.1 +19:31:17 7.1 0.36 29 PPM 121467 05:50:37.4 +19:41:40 9.6 0.09 29 468861 05:50:47.7 +19:46:25 16.7 29 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute