Event between (542889) 13MY11 and star GA0760:00019894 with event index number of 2257371
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/02 22:25:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 00:14:22.5 -13:57:12
Equinox of date position of star is 00:15:29.8 -13:49:51
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 45 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 26.6 AU from the Sun
and 26.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 257 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3825 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=120.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.4 sec chord
Diameter=49.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 542889, (2026/07/02 22:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:06.4 -29:28:52 1.2 23.65 28 Diphda 00:44:55.0 -17:50:30 2.0 8.10 52 PPM 208443 00:12:04.2 -12:25:58 5.8 1.64 45 PPM 208544 00:16:09.0 -14:01:51 7.3 0.25 45 542889 00:15:43.4 -13:48:22 16.4 46 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 542889, (2026/07/02 22:24UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 23.65 28 Diphda 00:43:35.7 -17:59:11 2.0 8.10 52 PPM 208443 00:10:43.1 -12:34:48 5.8 1.64 45 PPM 208544 00:14:48.1 -14:10:41 7.3 0.25 45 542889 00:14:22.5 -13:57:12 16.4 45 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/14 23:58:58 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute