Event between (613469) 06QJ181 and star GA1000:02336577 with event index number of 2809968
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/14 16:12:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:48:52.2 +11:11:49
Equinox of date position of star is 06:50:06.6 +11:10:13
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 31.6 AU from the Sun
and 30.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 260 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2317 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.3 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:1EE+3:1II
Star training set for 613469, (2026/02/14 16:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:35.2 +07:24:35 0.4 13.78 149 Alhena 06:39:13.2 +16:22:29 1.9 5.86 163 31Xi Gem 06:46:45.3 +12:51:55 3.4 1.91 162 PPM 123055 06:49:27.3 +11:27:09 7.8 0.36 161 PPM 123089 06:50:39.5 +11:01:47 10.1 0.16 161 613469 06:50:19.2 +11:09:56 16.9 162 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, (2026/02/14 16:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 13.78 149 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 5.86 163 31Xi Gem 06:45:17.2 +12:53:40 3.4 1.91 162 PPM 123055 06:48:00.0 +11:28:59 7.8 0.36 161 PPM 123089 06:49:12.5 +11:03:40 10.1 0.16 161 613469 06:48:52.2 +11:11:49 16.9 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/04 23:25:41 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute