Event between (523682) 14CN23 and star GA0520:28668456 with event index number of 2651233
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/03 17:33:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:11:54.8 -37:17:20
Equinox of date position of star is 18:13:34.9 -37:16:53
Stellar brightness G=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 106 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3
Object is 15.8 AU from the Sun
and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 460 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3216 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523682, (2026/03/03 17:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.0 -26:29:16 0.9 24.21 84 Kap Sco 17:44:18.0 -39:02:27 2.4 6.04 100 Eta Sgr 18:19:23.9 -36:45:04 3.1 1.26 107 PPM 297345 18:12:15.9 -37:13:04 8.0 0.29 105 PPM 297377 18:13:52.8 -37:02:02 8.8 0.25 106 523682 18:13:41.9 -37:16:51 15.3 106 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 523682, (2026/03/03 17:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 24.21 84 Kap Sco 17:42:29.3 -39:01:49 2.4 6.04 100 Eta Sgr 18:17:37.4 -36:45:46 3.1 1.26 107 PPM 297345 18:10:28.9 -37:13:30 8.0 0.29 105 PPM 297377 18:12:05.9 -37:02:32 8.8 0.25 106 523682 18:11:54.8 -37:17:20 15.3 106 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute