Event between (26181) 96GQ21 and star GA0780:05154391 with event index number of 1212820
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/06 02:42:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:17:36.9 -10:42:17
Equinox of date position of star is 16:18:50.8 -10:45:29
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 43 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 76% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
TNO is 45.7 AU from the Sun
and 45.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 159 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1914 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=625.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 56.9 sec chord
Diameter=255.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 23.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 26181, (2022/09/06 02:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:48.1 -26:28:49 0.9 15.97 35 13Zet Oph 16:38:24.6 -10:36:41 2.6 4.80 39 15Psi Sco 16:13:14.6 -10:07:17 4.9 1.52 44 PPM 231447 16:17:50.8 -10:14:41 8.2 0.57 43 PPM 231469 16:18:50.9 -10:43:22 9.4 0.04 43 26181 16:18:51.9 -10:45:32 16.3 43 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 26181, (2022/09/06 02:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.97 35 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 4.80 39 15Psi Sco 16:12:00.0 -10:03:52 4.9 1.52 44 PPM 231447 16:16:36.2 -10:11:24 8.2 0.57 43 PPM 231469 16:17:36.0 -10:40:07 9.4 0.04 43 26181 16:17:36.9 -10:42:17 16.3 43 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/14 23:45:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute