Event between (576162) 12GT41 and star GA0820:19553057 with event index number of 2523076
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/18 14:17:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:19:09.5 -07:23:57
Equinox of date position of star is 19:20:23.5 -07:21:20
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 34 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 48% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 18.1 AU from the Sun
and 17.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2828 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=73.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=30.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 576162, (2026/09/18 14:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:03.0 -26:29:20 0.9 44.55 13 Tarazed 19:47:31.8 +10:40:48 2.7 19.23 51 PPM 202841 19:24:31.0 -07:20:51 6.4 0.97 34 PPM 202774 19:20:53.7 -07:09:07 8.4 0.21 34 PPM 202756 19:20:01.7 -07:28:31 9.2 0.19 33 576162 19:20:36.0 -07:20:54 16.8 34 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 576162, (2026/09/18 14:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 44.55 13 Tarazed 19:46:15.6 +10:36:48 2.7 19.23 51 PPM 202841 19:23:04.5 -07:24:03 6.4 0.97 34 PPM 202774 19:19:27.3 -07:12:10 8.4 0.21 34 PPM 202756 19:18:35.2 -07:31:33 9.2 0.19 33 576162 19:19:09.5 -07:23:57 16.8 34 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/13 04:05:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute