Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star GA0600:31095618 with event index number of 2274117
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/11 16:46:31 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:01:45.7 -28:08:24
Equinox of date position of star is 18:03:12.3 -28:08:19
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
TNO is 32.1 AU from the Sun
and 31.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 122 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1289 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 470593, (2026/07/11 16:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.3 -26:29:19 0.9 20.56 179 34Ups Sco 17:32:34.2 -37:18:51 2.7 11.23 165 PPM 267912 18:09:45.8 -28:27:05 4.6 1.43 159 PPM 267738 18:04:34.6 -27:49:27 6.7 0.40 161 PPM 267712 18:03:48.2 -28:23:19 8.6 0.26 161 470593 18:03:26.2 -28:08:18 15.9 160 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 470593, (2026/07/11 16:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.56 179 34Ups Sco 17:30:45.8 -37:17:46 2.7 11.23 165 PPM 267912 18:08:05.0 -28:27:26 4.6 1.43 159 PPM 267738 18:02:54.3 -27:49:36 6.7 0.40 161 PPM 267712 18:02:07.5 -28:23:26 8.6 0.26 161 470593 18:01:45.7 -28:08:24 15.9 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/04 04:00:17 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute