Event between (530930) 11WG157 and star GA1340:02088530 with event index number of 2444014
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/22 21:02:36 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:26:11.6 +44:31:21
Equinox of date position of star is 04:27:47.0 +44:34:18
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 30.6 AU from the Sun
and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 170 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2132 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
Star training set for 530930, (2026/01/22 21:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:25.1 +16:33:35 0.8 28.09 79 Mirphak 03:26:11.8 +49:57:06 1.8 11.76 73 53 Per 04:23:26.7 +46:33:32 4.7 2.14 81 PPM 047072 04:28:08.8 +44:48:36 8.1 0.23 82 530930 04:28:03.2 +44:34:47 16.5 82 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 530930, (2026/01/22 21:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 28.09 79 Mirphak 03:24:19.4 +49:51:40 1.8 11.76 73 53 Per 04:21:33.1 +46:29:56 4.7 2.14 81 PPM 047072 04:26:16.9 +44:45:10 8.1 0.23 82 530930 04:26:11.6 +44:31:21 16.5 82 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/13 23:07:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute