Event between (535168) 14XU40 and star GA1120:01615532 with event index number of 2259870
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/04 13:31:19 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:57:08.7 +22:24:13
Equinox of date position of star is 05:58:28.6 +22:24:17
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 133 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 33.5 AU from the Sun
and 33.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 429 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1312 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.0 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 535168, (2026/04/04 13:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:35.6 +07:24:35 0.4 15.00 130 Alnath 05:27:57.2 +28:37:38 1.6 9.32 141 PPM 095249 06:03:16.8 +22:23:58 6.2 1.05 132 PPM 095201 06:01:17.7 +22:28:14 7.7 0.60 133 PPM 095132 05:58:49.1 +22:21:52 9.7 0.05 133 535168 05:58:43.9 +22:24:18 16.4 133 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 535168, (2026/04/04 13:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 15.00 130 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 9.32 141 PPM 095249 06:01:41.6 +22:24:04 6.2 1.05 132 PPM 095201 05:59:42.4 +22:28:15 7.7 0.60 133 PPM 095132 05:57:13.9 +22:21:47 9.7 0.05 133 535168 05:57:08.7 +22:24:13 16.4 133 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/12 00:22:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute