Event between (523677) 13UF15 and star GA1160:00649854 with event index number of 2087835
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/06 10:34:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:03:05.7 +26:19:13
Equinox of date position of star is 04:04:33.2 +26:23:06
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 137 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 35.6 AU from the Sun
and 35.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 160 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1390 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=342.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.3 sec chord
Diameter=139.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
Star training set for 523677, (2026/03/06 10:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:25.5 +16:33:36 0.8 12.43 130 44Zet Per 03:55:47.1 +31:57:33 2.8 5.90 138 44 Tau 04:12:25.8 +26:32:50 5.4 1.74 135 PPM 093184 04:04:17.2 +25:59:32 8.5 0.41 137 PPM 093203 04:05:32.0 +26:34:12 9.6 0.26 137 523677 04:04:41.3 +26:23:28 15.6 137 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 523677, (2026/03/06 10:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 12.43 130 44Zet Per 03:54:07.9 +31:53:01 2.8 5.90 138 44 Tau 04:10:49.8 +26:28:51 5.4 1.74 135 PPM 093184 04:02:41.8 +25:55:17 8.5 0.41 137 PPM 093203 04:03:56.2 +26:29:59 9.6 0.26 137 523677 04:03:05.7 +26:19:13 15.6 137 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/15 05:45:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute