Event between (523620) 07RH283 and star GA1200:01499992 with event index number of 2387449
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/21 10:04:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:19:54.5 +31:47:50
Equinox of date position of star is 05:21:29.7 +31:49:14
Stellar brightness G=12.9,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 59 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 21.3 AU from the Sun
and 20.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 276 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1724 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523620, (2026/02/21 10:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:25.4 +16:33:36 0.8 18.26 48 Alnath 05:27:56.8 +28:37:38 1.6 3.48 60 14 Aur 05:17:06.7 +32:42:55 5.2 1.30 58 PPM 070258 05:23:50.6 +31:23:47 8.4 0.64 60 PPM 070223 05:22:14.2 +31:40:27 9.7 0.20 59 523620 05:21:36.3 +31:49:19 12.9 59 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 523620, (2026/02/21 10:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 18.26 48 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 3.48 60 14 Aur 05:15:24.3 +32:41:15 5.2 1.30 58 PPM 070258 05:22:09.2 +31:22:23 8.4 0.64 60 PPM 070223 05:20:32.6 +31:39:00 9.7 0.20 59 523620 05:19:54.5 +31:47:50 12.9 59 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute