Event between (523693) 14FT71 and star GA0620:06385418 with event index number of 2384190
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/23 15:50:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:07:59.7 -27:29:44
Equinox of date position of star is 13:09:20.0 -27:37:32
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 40% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 46.9 AU from the Sun
and 46.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 198 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3381 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=602.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.1 sec chord
Diameter=246.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 523693, (2026/02/23 15:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:34.5 -11:17:49 1.0 16.83 150 9Bet Crv 12:35:46.0 -23:32:27 2.6 8.62 142 PPM 261317 13:13:04.9 -26:41:24 6.5 1.25 151 PPM 261266 13:10:47.0 -27:52:01 8.5 0.38 150 PPM 261250 13:09:37.3 -27:44:13 9.1 0.11 150 523693 13:09:25.5 -27:38:04 16.4 150 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 523693, (2026/02/23 15:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 16.83 150 9Bet Crv 12:34:23.2 -23:23:50 2.6 8.62 142 PPM 261317 13:11:39.1 -26:33:06 6.5 1.25 151 PPM 261266 13:09:21.1 -27:43:41 8.5 0.38 150 PPM 261250 13:08:11.5 -27:35:52 9.1 0.11 150 523693 13:07:59.7 -27:29:44 16.4 150 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute