Event between (590218) 11UD63 and star GA1180:01880480 with event index number of 2685649
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/25 04:54:12 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:52:27.6 +29:20:18
Equinox of date position of star is 05:53:59.2 +29:20:33
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7
Object is 14.3 AU from the Sun
and 14.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 94 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
623 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.7
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 590218, (2026/08/25 04:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:27.2 +16:33:39 0.8 21.74 131 Alnath 05:27:58.7 +28:37:39 1.6 5.77 145 PPM 095117 05:58:15.4 +28:56:38 6.5 0.98 151 PPM 094916 05:50:35.4 +29:08:34 8.3 0.80 150 PPM 094992 05:53:49.0 +29:22:56 9.5 0.08 150 590218 05:54:09.6 +29:20:34 16.4 151 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 590218, (2026/08/25 04:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 21.74 131 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 5.77 145 PPM 095117 05:56:33.8 +28:56:32 6.5 0.98 151 PPM 094916 05:48:53.6 +29:08:11 8.3 0.80 150 PPM 094992 05:52:07.0 +29:22:40 9.5 0.08 150 590218 05:52:27.6 +29:20:18 16.4 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/07 04:28:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute