Event between (574372) 10JO179 and star GA0960:04788149 with event index number of 2518286
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/11 05:51:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:08:46.7 +07:56:09
Equinox of date position of star is 17:09:57.5 +07:54:21
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 34% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 61.4 AU from the Sun
and 61.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2580 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.9
Diameter=986.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 48.0 sec chord
Diameter=402.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 574372, (2026/02/11 05:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:00.8 -26:29:15 0.9 35.67 2 Rasalhague 17:36:08.9 +12:32:35 2.1 7.92 42 PPM 163642 17:13:00.9 +07:51:53 6.3 0.74 36 PPM 163516 17:07:16.0 +07:49:16 7.6 0.69 36 PPM 163601 17:10:37.7 +07:55:20 9.7 0.15 36 574372 17:10:02.3 +07:54:14 15.9 36 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 574372, (2026/02/11 05:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 35.67 2 Rasalhague 17:34:56.3 +12:33:31 2.1 7.92 42 PPM 163642 17:11:45.3 +07:53:41 6.3 0.74 36 PPM 163516 17:06:00.3 +07:51:17 7.6 0.69 36 PPM 163601 17:09:22.2 +07:57:13 9.7 0.15 36 574372 17:08:46.7 +07:56:09 15.9 36 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:24:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute