Independent Distant Object SurveyA public search notebook

Rubin / Lasair · field record

lasair_254.5_-16.0

known

Centre RA 254.500°, Dec -16.000°. Approximate footprint half-width 1.5°.

Latest substantive campaign entry

Detections
9,000
Nights
9
Stationary removed
2
Hypotheses
67,354
Injection recovery
4/4 planted objects

Lasair campaign 2026-11-08 22:08 — 14 field(s) · complete.

Recorded log text
- injection test (V ≤ 24.0):
  recovered 4/4 planted objects; 5 candidate(s) in total
- 9000 detections, 2 stationary removed, 9 nights; 6175 anchors × hypotheses = 67354; survivors per stage [3862, 44]; 128.7s
  #1  [weak] r= 31.31±0.370 AU  a= 55.84 e=0.629 i=11.32°  4 obs / 4 nights / 17 d  rms 0.02"  H=7.15, D≈99–247 km  [matches 2025 ME278]
- 342 s

On-disk search report

This report may describe a different rerun from the campaign log. Statistics are shown separately; curated findings supply reviewed identifications.

Detections
9,000
Nights
9
Exposures
25
Stationary removed
2
Hypotheses
67,354
Search seconds
129

Report candidates and identifications

Candidate #1 weak

Known: 2025 ME278

Distance r
31.31 AU
Observations / nights
4 / 4
Dates
2026-05-26 – 2026-06-12 (MJD 61,186.2–61,203.2)
Arc
17.0 days
Radial rms
0.02″
Orbit fit
a = 55.84 AU; e = 0.629; i = 11.32°
Absolute magnitude H
7.15
Diameter estimate
99–247 km (albedo 0.25–0.04)

Campaign history