Event between (40314) 99KR16 and star GA0840:05422652 with event index number of 2309526
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/08 20:40:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:02:08.0 -04:03:26
Equinox of date position of star is 17:03:25.5 -04:05:27
Stellar brightness G=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 39 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 56% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1
Object is 34.0 AU from the Sun
and 34.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 80 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1360 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=436.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.2 sec chord
Diameter=178.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 40314, (2026/02/08 20:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:00.8 -26:29:15 0.9 23.71 27 13Zet Oph 16:38:36.0 -10:37:04 2.6 8.98 31 23 Oph 16:55:59.5 -06:11:40 5.3 2.81 37 PPM 200274 17:03:03.4 -03:48:20 8.3 0.31 39 PPM 200275 17:03:05.2 -04:05:03 9.3 0.11 39 40314 17:03:30.7 -04:05:36 13.5 40 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 40314, (2026/02/08 20:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 23.71 27 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 8.98 31 23 Oph 16:54:35.6 -06:09:15 5.3 2.81 37 PPM 200274 17:01:40.9 -03:46:10 8.3 0.31 39 PPM 200275 17:01:42.5 -04:02:53 9.3 0.11 39 40314 17:02:08.0 -04:03:26 13.5 39 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:24:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute