Event between (577578) 13GW136 and star GA0700:06403458 with event index number of 2549314
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/29 21:30:39 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:23:50.9 -18:14:28
Equinox of date position of star is 16:25:07.5 -18:17:26
Stellar brightness G=13.1,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 31 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 31.4 AU from the Sun
and 30.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 485 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1318 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=182.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Diameter=74.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 577578, (2026/06/29 21:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.2 -26:29:18 0.9 8.29 27 8Bet1Sco 16:06:58.9 -19:52:33 2.6 4.62 34 7Chi Oph 16:28:33.8 -18:30:51 4.1 0.78 30 PPM 231543 16:21:45.0 -18:28:28 8.5 0.88 31 PPM 231622 16:24:31.4 -18:16:16 9.5 0.21 31 577578 16:25:23.0 -18:18:02 13.1 30 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 577578, (2026/06/29 21:31UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 8.29 27 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 4.62 34 7Chi Oph 16:27:01.4 -18:27:23 4.1 0.78 30 PPM 231543 16:20:12.8 -18:24:46 8.5 0.88 31 PPM 231622 16:22:59.3 -18:12:39 9.5 0.21 31 577578 16:23:50.9 -18:14:28 13.1 31 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/14 23:53:10 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute