Event between (534161) 14RQ63 and star GA1080:01403645 with event index number of 2175380
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/11/26 01:30:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:50:22.2 +18:18:55
Equinox of date position of star is 05:51:39.7 +18:19:13
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 10 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 31.8 AU from the Sun
and 30.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 289 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1827 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 534161, (2026/11/26 01:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:37.7 +07:24:35 0.4 10.97 21 Alhena 06:39:15.9 +16:22:26 1.9 11.46 19 PPM 121513 05:53:59.1 +19:52:20 6.4 1.62 9 PPM 121455 05:51:55.7 +18:33:49 8.5 0.24 10 534161 05:51:56.8 +18:19:16 15.4 10 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 534161, (2026/11/26 01:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 10.97 21 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 11.46 19 PPM 121513 05:52:23.4 +19:52:04 6.4 1.62 9 PPM 121455 05:50:20.9 +18:33:28 8.5 0.24 10 534161 05:50:22.2 +18:18:55 15.4 10 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/18 23:51:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute