Event between (523682) 14CN23 and star GA0520:23060271 with event index number of 2651974
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/07 09:39:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:53:49.1 -37:21:22
Equinox of date position of star is 17:55:29.3 -37:21:34
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2
Object is 15.5 AU from the Sun
and 15.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 480 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2776 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523682, (2026/10/07 09:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:03.2 -26:29:20 0.9 20.91 96 Kap Sco 17:44:20.5 -39:02:27 2.4 2.79 112 PPM 296857 17:51:40.9 -37:02:57 3.2 0.85 113 PPM 296981 17:56:17.0 -37:27:12 7.9 0.16 114 523682 17:55:38.7 -37:21:35 16.8 114 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, (2026/10/07 09:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.91 96 Kap Sco 17:42:29.3 -39:01:49 2.4 2.79 112 PPM 296857 17:49:51.6 -37:02:35 3.2 0.85 113 PPM 296981 17:54:27.3 -37:27:01 7.9 0.16 114 523682 17:53:49.1 -37:21:22 16.8 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/20 21:25:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute