Event between (500886) 13JN65 and star GA0700:06908070 with event index number of 2336351
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/23 03:16:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:48:23.6 -19:50:20
Equinox of date position of star is 16:49:50.1 -19:52:49
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 105 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 47% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6
Object is 41.1 AU from the Sun
and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 213 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3083 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 500886, (2026/05/23 03:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.8 -26:29:18 0.9 7.91 102 35Eta Oph 17:11:53.6 -15:45:21 2.6 6.66 110 PPM 266088 16:54:59.0 -20:27:26 5.7 1.31 106 PPM 265991 16:50:20.8 -20:06:41 8.5 0.25 105 PPM 232172 16:49:20.6 -19:55:14 9.0 0.15 105 500886 16:49:56.9 -19:53:01 16.5 106 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 500886, (2026/05/23 03:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.91 102 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 6.66 110 PPM 266088 16:53:25.2 -20:24:57 5.7 1.31 106 PPM 265991 16:48:47.3 -20:04:01 8.5 0.25 105 PPM 232172 16:47:47.3 -19:52:32 9.0 0.15 105 500886 16:48:23.6 -19:50:20 16.5 105 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:25:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute