Event between (535029) 14WG510 and star GA0960:00865027 with event index number of 2261391
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/02 10:11:25 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:38:50.2 +06:09:49
Equinox of date position of star is 05:40:03.7 +06:10:30
Stellar brightness G=15.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 110 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8
TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun
and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 251 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3017 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.3 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 535029, (2026/04/02 10:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:35.6 +07:24:35 0.4 4.24 106 Bellatrix 05:26:32.4 +06:22:17 1.6 3.41 113 PPM 149151 05:36:07.5 +05:40:36 6.4 1.14 111 PPM 149254 05:39:36.3 +06:00:59 8.2 0.23 110 535029 05:40:14.7 +06:10:36 15.2 110 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 535029, (2026/04/02 10:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 4.24 106 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 3.41 113 PPM 149151 05:34:43.3 +05:39:40 6.4 1.14 111 PPM 149254 05:38:11.9 +06:00:10 8.2 0.23 110 535029 05:38:50.2 +06:09:49 15.2 110 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/01 01:44:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute