Event between (613469) 06QJ181 and star GA1000:02407840 with event index number of 2809952
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/10 01:04:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:52:06.1 +11:06:06
Equinox of date position of star is 06:53:20.5 +11:04:24
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 56% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 31.6 AU from the Sun
and 30.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 184 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2044 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:1EE+3:1II
Star training set for 613469, (2026/01/10 01:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:34.9 +07:24:35 0.4 14.52 103 Alhena 06:39:12.9 +16:22:29 1.9 6.35 93 PPM 151572 06:57:51.7 +09:55:14 5.9 1.56 88 PPM 123182 06:53:45.8 +11:17:08 7.6 0.22 89 613469 06:53:32.8 +11:04:07 15.3 89 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 613469, (2026/01/10 01:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 14.52 103 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 6.35 93 PPM 151572 06:56:25.8 +09:57:23 5.9 1.56 88 PPM 123182 06:52:19.0 +11:19:07 7.6 0.22 89 613469 06:52:06.1 +11:06:06 15.3 89 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/04 23:16:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute