Event between (552678) 10JG210 and star GA0820:15199792 with event index number of 2223443
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/04/17 06:57:10 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:52:53.9 -07:51:06
Equinox of date position of star is 18:54:08.2 -07:49:20
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 100 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2
TNO is 17.7 AU from the Sun
and 17.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 4.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 405 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2492 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=114.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.3 sec chord
Diameter=46.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 552678, (2026/04/17 06:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.4 -26:29:17 0.9 38.77 135 Nunki 18:56:53.6 -26:15:42 2.0 18.45 102 Eta Sct 18:58:28.1 -05:48:36 4.8 2.26 98 PPM 202241 18:53:33.2 -07:13:31 8.4 0.62 100 PPM 202259 18:54:32.2 -07:49:12 9.4 0.05 99 552678 18:54:19.4 -07:49:04 16.5 99 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 552678, (2026/04/17 06:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 38.77 135 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 18.45 102 Eta Sct 18:57:03.8 -05:50:48 4.8 2.26 98 PPM 202241 18:52:08.0 -07:15:31 8.4 0.62 100 PPM 202259 18:53:06.6 -07:51:15 9.4 0.05 99 552678 18:52:53.9 -07:51:06 16.5 100 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/02 01:57:59 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute