Event between (471272) 11FY9 and star GA0860:04770462 with event index number of 2572527
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/30 00:50:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:16:09.6 -02:23:36
Equinox of date position of star is 16:17:18.1 -02:26:48
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 143 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4
TNO is 26.8 AU from the Sun
and 27.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 135 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1999 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=97.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=39.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 471272, (2026/01/30 00:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:00.7 -26:29:15 0.9 24.25 158 1Del Oph 16:15:42.9 -03:45:34 2.7 1.38 144 PPM 199363 16:11:12.6 -03:32:01 5.0 1.91 143 PPM 199455 16:16:23.0 -02:54:45 8.2 0.54 143 PPM 179766 16:16:46.1 -02:30:11 10.0 0.19 143 471272 16:17:31.1 -02:27:24 16.9 143 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 471272, (2026/01/30 00:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 24.25 158 1Del Oph 16:14:20.7 -03:41:43 2.7 1.38 144 PPM 199363 16:09:50.5 -03:28:00 5.0 1.91 143 PPM 199455 16:15:01.2 -02:50:55 8.2 0.54 143 PPM 179766 16:15:24.6 -02:26:22 10.0 0.19 143 471272 16:16:09.6 -02:23:36 16.9 143 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/02 02:54:49 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute