Event between (603108) 14WB509 and star GA1160:00483700 with event index number of 2721834
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/11 21:24:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:19:49.6 +27:14:49
Equinox of date position of star is 03:21:11.9 +27:19:42
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 156 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 35.0 AU from the Sun
and 35.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 408 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1546 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=274.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 47.8 sec chord
Diameter=111.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 603108, (2026/02/11 21:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:25.3 +16:33:35 0.8 20.62 166 44Zet Per 03:55:46.8 +31:57:32 2.8 8.78 163 56 Ari 03:13:48.0 +27:21:13 5.6 1.69 154 59 Ari 03:21:29.8 +27:09:50 6.7 0.18 156 603108 03:21:23.8 +27:20:24 16.8 156 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 603108, (2026/02/11 21:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 20.62 166 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 8.78 163 56 Ari 03:12:14.2 +27:15:25 5.6 1.69 154 59 Ari 03:19:55.8 +27:04:14 6.7 0.18 156 603108 03:19:49.6 +27:14:49 16.8 156 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/31 01:37:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute