Event between (613469) 06QJ181 and star GA1000:02678389 with event index number of 2810077
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/13 02:18:26 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:06:01.0 +10:47:42
Equinox of date position of star is 07:07:15.2 +10:45:34
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 87 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 31.6 AU from the Sun
and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 215 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3724 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.3 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:1EE+3:1II
Star training set for 613469, (2026/09/13 02:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:37.1 +07:24:35 0.4 17.81 104 Alhena 06:39:15.2 +16:22:27 1.9 8.87 95 PPM 123452 07:05:06.8 +10:54:37 6.5 0.61 88 PPM 123532 07:08:19.7 +10:54:02 8.2 0.25 87 PPM 123507 07:07:05.8 +10:42:24 10.0 0.11 87 613469 07:07:29.6 +10:45:09 16.9 87 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, (2026/09/13 02:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 17.81 104 Alhena 06:37:42.8 +16:23:56 1.9 8.87 95 PPM 123452 07:03:38.1 +10:57:05 6.5 0.61 88 PPM 123532 07:06:51.0 +10:56:37 8.2 0.25 87 PPM 123507 07:05:37.2 +10:44:57 10.0 0.11 87 613469 07:06:01.0 +10:47:42 16.9 87 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/04 23:46:04 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute