Event between (554099) 12KU50 and star GA0700:06177701 with event index number of 2240978
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/19 10:21:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:06:37.5 -19:58:26
Equinox of date position of star is 16:08:03.2 -20:02:18
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 96 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.5
Object is 33.3 AU from the Sun
and 32.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 68 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1282 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=320.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.2 sec chord
Diameter=130.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 554099, (2026/06/19 10:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.1 -26:29:18 0.9 8.31 102 8Bet1Sco 16:06:58.8 -19:52:33 2.6 0.33 96 8Bet2Sco 16:06:59.3 -19:52:19 5.1 0.33 96 PPM 231181 16:07:17.4 -19:45:05 7.9 0.36 96 PPM 231201 16:07:48.6 -19:51:10 9.3 0.21 96 554099 16:08:10.2 -20:02:37 16.7 96 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 554099, (2026/06/19 10:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 8.31 102 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 0.33 96 8Bet2Sco 16:05:26.7 -19:48:07 5.1 0.33 96 PPM 231181 16:05:44.8 -19:40:53 7.9 0.36 96 PPM 231201 16:06:16.0 -19:46:59 9.3 0.21 96 554099 16:06:37.5 -19:58:26 16.7 96 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:28:24 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute