Event between (87269) 00OO67 and star GA0920:00501915 with event index number of 1777300
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/11 17:37:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:51:20.8 +03:22:26
Equinox of date position of star is 04:52:37.9 +03:24:50
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 30% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.5
Object is 33.8 AU from the Sun
and 33.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 10.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 422 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4211 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=87.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Diameter=35.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 87269, (2026/02/11 17:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:47.6 -08:10:24 0.1 12.94 144 Bellatrix 05:26:32.0 +06:22:16 1.6 8.93 158 8Pi 5Ori 04:55:36.8 +02:28:53 3.7 1.18 154 PPM 148033 04:51:35.8 +03:43:37 7.3 0.42 156 PPM 148074 04:53:00.6 +03:31:17 10.2 0.13 155 87269 04:52:43.1 +03:24:59 16.4 155 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 87269, (2026/02/11 17:37UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 12.94 144 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 8.93 158 8Pi 5Ori 04:54:15.1 +02:26:26 3.7 1.18 154 PPM 148033 04:50:13.3 +03:41:01 7.3 0.42 156 PPM 148074 04:51:38.2 +03:28:45 10.2 0.13 155 87269 04:51:20.8 +03:22:26 16.4 155 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute