Event between (612388) 02PV170 and star GA0880:20284860 with event index number of 2814010
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/15 23:13:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 23:57:55.6 -01:38:42
Equinox of date position of star is 23:59:08.8 -01:30:45
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 24% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 42.1 AU from the Sun
and 41.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1723 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=332.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=135.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 612388, (2026/09/15 23:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:07.1 -29:28:48 1.2 31.43 100 Algenib 00:14:36.9 +15:19:55 2.8 17.25 138 29 Psc 00:03:11.6 -02:52:44 5.4 1.69 128 PPM 181729 00:00:57.5 -01:42:02 7.6 0.46 128 PPM 181725 23:59:53.3 -01:32:24 9.3 0.15 128 612388 23:59:17.7 -01:29:47 15.7 128 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 612388, (2026/09/15 23:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 31.43 100 Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 17.25 138 29 Psc 00:01:49.5 -03:01:39 5.4 1.69 128 PPM 181729 23:59:35.3 -01:50:57 7.6 0.46 128 PPM 181725 23:58:31.1 -01:41:20 9.3 0.15 128 612388 23:57:55.6 -01:38:42 15.7 127 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/25 01:50:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute