Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0780:20245486 with event index number of 2452948
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/05 23:59:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:31:27.4 -10:32:57
Equinox of date position of star is 19:32:45.6 -10:29:52
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 31% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.3
Object is 34.5 AU from the Sun
and 33.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 355 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3563 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 503858, (2026/09/05 23:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.9 -26:29:20 0.9 45.70 154 Nunki 18:56:55.1 -26:15:40 2.0 17.92 173 37 Aql 19:36:35.4 -10:30:00 4.7 0.90 156 PPM 236073 19:31:31.5 -10:53:23 8.2 0.53 157 PPM 236107 19:32:28.8 -10:34:28 9.0 0.14 157 503858 19:32:55.6 -10:29:28 15.6 157 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 503858, (2026/09/05 23:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 45.70 154 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:50 2.0 17.92 173 37 Aql 19:35:07.3 -10:33:37 4.7 0.90 156 PPM 236073 19:30:03.1 -10:56:49 8.2 0.53 157 PPM 236107 19:31:00.6 -10:37:56 9.0 0.14 157 503858 19:31:27.4 -10:32:57 15.6 157 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/03 03:51:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute