Event between (523686) 14DB143 and star GA0880:11791899 with event index number of 2623306
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/08 03:23:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:59:49.2 -00:37:56
Equinox of date position of star is 19:01:04.8 -00:35:48
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 27% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3
Object is 20.4 AU from the Sun
and 19.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 178 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1699 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523686, (2026/08/08 03:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.6 -26:29:19 0.9 44.41 177 Tarazed 19:47:31.4 +10:40:47 2.7 16.12 121 PPM 180493 18:57:45.5 -01:45:49 6.2 1.45 139 PPM 180521 19:02:07.5 -00:24:57 8.0 0.29 137 PPM 180518 19:01:35.1 -00:35:40 9.2 0.10 137 523686 19:01:11.4 -00:35:37 16.9 137 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 523686, (2026/08/08 03:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 44.41 177 Tarazed 19:46:15.6 +10:36:48 2.7 16.12 121 PPM 180493 18:56:22.7 -01:48:01 6.2 1.45 139 PPM 180521 19:00:45.5 -00:27:18 8.0 0.29 137 PPM 180518 19:00:12.9 -00:38:00 9.2 0.10 137 523686 18:59:49.2 -00:37:56 16.9 138 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:32:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute