Event between (31824) Elatus and star GA0760:05033032 with event index number of 2195672
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/16 11:02:39 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:41:16.9 -12:03:38
Equinox of date position of star is 14:42:35.7 -12:09:46
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 31 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3
Object is 14.5 AU from the Sun
and 14.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 154 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1380 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.3
Diameter=56.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=23.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 31824, (2026/08/16 11:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:36.0 -11:17:58 1.0 18.65 12 27Bet Lib 15:18:26.6 -09:28:46 2.6 9.17 40 PPM 229046 14:38:25.3 -12:25:04 6.2 1.08 30 PPM 229169 14:43:46.9 -12:15:59 8.4 0.27 31 PPM 229137 14:42:35.1 -12:16:39 9.7 0.11 31 31824 14:42:43.7 -12:10:23 16.9 31 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 31824, (2026/08/16 11:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 18.65 12 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 9.17 40 PPM 229046 14:36:58.5 -12:18:12 6.2 1.08 30 PPM 229169 14:42:20.0 -12:09:15 8.4 0.27 31 PPM 229137 14:41:08.2 -12:09:53 9.7 0.11 31 31824 14:41:16.9 -12:03:38 16.9 31 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/05 04:39:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute