Event between (492338) 14FW and star GA0640:38308554 with event index number of 2322424
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/21 01:41:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:04:29.9 -25:26:02
Equinox of date position of star is 20:05:58.4 -25:21:47
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 49 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 59% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4
Object is 17.0 AU from the Sun
and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 256 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1337 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=59.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=24.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 492338, (2026/08/21 01:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:06.9 -29:28:49 1.2 38.40 84 38Zet Sgr 19:04:18.2 -29:50:23 2.7 14.39 35 60 Sgr 20:00:34.3 -26:07:18 4.5 1.46 48 PPM 270700 20:08:12.8 -25:29:54 8.5 0.50 50 PPM 270629 20:05:23.6 -25:14:03 9.4 0.20 49 492338 20:06:06.3 -25:21:25 15.6 50 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 492338, (2026/08/21 01:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 38.40 84 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 14.39 35 60 Sgr 19:58:57.3 -26:11:44 4.5 1.46 48 PPM 270700 20:06:36.5 -25:34:36 8.5 0.50 50 PPM 270629 20:03:47.3 -25:18:39 9.4 0.20 49 492338 20:04:29.9 -25:26:02 15.6 49 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:32:38 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute